i'll just go by enjoyment and convenience. i am going to take a few weeks to decide which one i keep, it will be difficult to compare them truly fairy head to head given all the adjustments required to match them well volume wise. even though i was playing it as background music, on several occasions i have had to stop and pay attention. my choice in such situations is most often Baroque, in this case the wonderful Bach Fugues album the the Emerson String Quartet. on occasion i have been known to go "shoot why did i even bother", because deep inside i am a skeptic, and i rather just listen to music than to *equipment*, if you get my drift, and i tend to adjust quickly to i can get past the electronics and into the music.Īs we speak, i have to work late on a presentation. the encouraging news is that, off the bat, i go "oh this doesn't sound bad at all", which is *good* in my opinion. but we have at least 2 weeks to wait for any strong opinions and decisions. I am just superficially listening until i get a better sense and match things up, but as of now the AHB2 sounds a tad wimpy compared to the M22's crisp delivery. on occasion i have been known to go "shoot why did i even bother", because deep inside i am a skeptic, and i rather just listen to music than to *equipment*, if you get my drift, and i tend to adjust quickly to i can get past the electronics and into the music. I am just superficially listening until i get a better sense and match things up, but as of now the AHB2 sounds a tad teeny bit wimpy compared to the M22's powerful delivery, especially down low. the AHB2 is tiny, but feels definitely hefty enough and solid. Visually i got to say the combo looks nice (matter of taste, don't expect agreement). In my setup the M22 and the AHB2 are leagues apart in power output, and since i still have the DAC2 set up at -20dB (i have to open it up to change jumpers to 0dB, but that's what Benchmark advises to do for best match) the volume levels are night and day. I look forward to it joining my stable of reference components.Click to expand.well let the test begin.Īlbeit not for high sensitivity speakers. "The Benchmark LA4 is simply the most transparent, least colored, and most revealing component I have had in my system to date. "Acoustic guitar, piano, and harmonica among many other instruments are presented with speed, clarity, and coherency that made them sound more “present” in the room and less like a recording." "Notably were bass, upper midrange, treble, low-level listening, and the ability to distinguish the colorations of other components that were contributing to my overall sound." "The Benchmark LA4 yielded a change that was quickly apparent in several areas." a purity in tone with superb timing and speed . "Most of the wide bandwidth designs I have heard exhibit. The LA4’s bandwidth is specified at 0.2 Hz to 500 kHz." "Before I dig into the sound of the LA4 it is important to know that it employs a wide bandwidth design. LA4 - "Joining My Stable of Reference Components" "The Benchmark AHB2 gets my strongest recommendation." "The Benchmark AHB2 breaks new ground with respect to performance of power amplifiers." KellenVancouver, Forum Member Comments from Amir's AHB2 Test Report: "So far the only thing to displace a Benchmark product has been newer upgraded Benchmark products." "Been using Benchmark since the DAC1 came out." Rubinson, Forum Member, Stereophile Reviewer "I bought the AHB2s because I liked the sound from the get-go and the excellent measured performance was a great confirmation. "We know they are top of the heap in terms of measured performance, outdoing plenty of the competition in terms of typical distortion measurements." "I'm asking because clearly Benchmark is a highly regarded company here, and plenty of ASR members own Benchmark amplification/DACs."
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