I don't know about the active Model T. I was talking about the passive. In Bryston's brochure, there is very little difference in the frequency response curve between 90dB and 110dB. That is actually incredibly impressive. It means that for typical listening (75 to 80dB nominal), a listener is afforded 30 to 35 dB of pristine dynamic range. Even if you want to liven it up a little (say 90dB nominal), that's 20dB of dynamic range. Even high quality recordings top out at 18dB between the quietest and loudest sounds. So the Model T, is for all practical purposes, a dynamo.
Based on the data presented in the brochure, the passive Model T can hit around 110dB before audible distortion kicks in. It's advertised at 118dB max which means that is likely close to some destruction limit.
The bottom line here is application. Like Ian has always said, if you are throwing parties and your space is large, you need gobs of SPL. For typical home applications though, even the puny little M2s offer adequate dynamic range at 10 feet MLP particularly when teamed up with a sub and crossed at 80Hz.
