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From Enjoythemusic.com

Bryston, legendary for their hand-assembled build quality, performance and reliability in both the pro audio and consumer audio market, has announced that the first two of four new 8-channel zone amplifiers will be available in October 2009. The Bryston D-Series D-130Z Hybrid and the D-250Z Hybrid ($4,95 and $5695 respectively) have been in development and many dealers have expressed the need for a lightweight, high performance multi-channel amplifier for distributed audio and industrial applications. Bryston uses the term "Hybrid" in reference to the combination of Class D amplifier technology along with a Bryston engineered linear power supply design. The D-130Z features dual 650 watt linear power supplies to handle 8 independent channels at 130 watts each into 4 Ohms (90 watts at 8 Ohms). The unit is configured so that there are four stereo zones and each individual zone bridgeable to 400 watts into 8 Ohms. A level control is available on each channel and each channel can select direct input (RCA), left bus only, right bus only or L+R (mono). Each zone can be muted independently with 12-volt trigger. On the rear of the unit are gold plated five-way speaker binding posts and each unit includes a five year warranty. The Bryston D-250Z Hybrid features dual 850 watt linear power supplies to handle eight independent channels at 250 watts each into 4 Ohms (150 watts at 8 Ohms). All the other features from the 130Z carry over as well. Enjoy the Music.com offered a World premiere review of their new Bryston 7B SST2 C-Series monoblock power amplifier, which can be seen by clicking here.