anybody demo the Benchmark AHB2 amp?
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any what do you think?
What's up w/ their one year warranty or 5 year if you register and they feel
like honoring it?
For some reason I'm trying to talk myself off the Parasound A21 ledge...
What's up w/ their one year warranty or 5 year if you register and they feel
like honoring it?
For some reason I'm trying to talk myself off the Parasound A21 ledge...
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No feedback on the Benchmark but the parasound a21 is really hard to beat for the price.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources.
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Thanks tratliff. This seems to be so. As it won't work in my current stand...
Time in to invest in a good rack. -
rednedtugent wrote: »Time in to invest in a good rack.
Sure is....I did when I got married years ago.
I'd stick with the Parasound too.
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Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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my problem is I need two racks w/ those pointy things.
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Brings back memories of Madona with her pointy things. Get the Parasound.
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Always wear eye protection around pointy things. I agree with the Parasound recommendation.Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel…….Samuel Johnson
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Hello red
Notwithstanding I am using wire racks that are ruining my sound....I like the A21, the additional power over the Yamaha (150 vs 250wpc@8ohm) is tangible through the 705's. Paired with P5, no hum/noise at max volume, clean sound, fast start, runs slightly warm same temp regardless of use, looks cool.
When I ran the A21 through the Yamaha unbalanced to use as a pre I got a hum I could never entirely get rid of. What pre are you going to use?
Anyone know if using the 12v connect to power up the A21 when I turn the P5 on with the remote in any way harms the A21. Should I be turning them on manually, thanks? -
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ukcolin99 & Eric.
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Oh, the pre is going to be a Emo xsp-1.
It is supposed to produce less noise than the A21, so I'm hopeful on that count.
I got a deal on it I couldn't refuse. It sounds so good as
such that it bumped the Vincent out.
I'm using an Emo XPA-200 and it was never supposed to
be in my main rig this long but is.
Hence the need for step up amp wise. -
Hello red
Notwithstanding I am using wire racks that are ruining my sound....I like the A21, the additional power over the Yamaha (150 vs 250wpc@8ohm) is tangible through the 705's. Paired with P5, no hum/noise at max volume, clean sound, fast start, runs slightly warm same temp regardless of use, looks cool.
When I ran the A21 through the Yamaha unbalanced to use as a pre I got a hum I could never entirely get rid of. What pre are you going to use?
Anyone know if using the 12v connect to power up the A21 when I turn the P5 on with the remote in any way harms the A21. Should I be turning them on manually, thanks?
No, it won't harm the amp, that's what it was designed for.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
I listened to their DAC2 HGC, AHB2 Amp, and SMS1 monitors at the AXPONA show this year. The system was nice. The sound was a little different from some of the other system I heard that day. There was some sweetness yet some bloom on the blues guitar track they were playing when I was in the room. It was a pretty cool little system and the amp sounds really good on paper....with the limited listening I can't say how the price and performance work out in comparison to the Halo stuff.....but the list was like $7440!
IMO, for about $3000 less I would go with the DAC2 HGC, an A23, a set of the Focal Aria 906's Bookies to get it done. Then spend the $3K on a couple of subs, wire, stands,music, etc...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/WLDock/AXPONA Chicago 2015/P1040395.jpg
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/167205/2015-axpona-chicago-il-pictures/p1
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Cool and good info. Thanks!
