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The editors liked
The AHB2 has a small footprint
Runs cool
Consumes little power (especially in standby mode)
And is environmentally friendly
The AHB2 can drive virtually any speaker load with significant powerespecially in monaural modeyet it never lacked finesse on d
The editors didn't like
The AHB2 resolves detail with merciless precision. This is a strength in my view
Unless you get easily distracted by hearing unwanted details in the source like hum
Clipping
Or poor editingin which case the AHB2 may not be your cup of tea
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Published: 2022-10-08, Author: Dave , review by: stereotimes.com
Merriam-Webster defines a benchmark as "something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged." This is what the AHB2s have become for me. The Class-H Benchmarks give me what I wanted from Class-D amplifiers, but with the musical e...
Abstract: Audiophiles love to mix n' match components. Both as a means to find the best performing/sounding gear for a given purpose and to express an owner's individuality. But is there an advantage or synergy to having a stack of equipment, designed to work toget...
Abstract: “In a class of its own”HiFi enthusiasts know their classes of solid state amps, the most commonly used ones being Class A behemoths that tend to run hot, Class A/B solid state designs that tend to run cooler and often yielding more watts per dollar, and C...
Abstract: I've had my fair chance at messing with all sorts of amplifier technologies, from Class A, to AB, D, even T—you name it, and each one carries their own sonic signature. To this day, I still have a soft spot for Class A/B designs, only due to their sonic s...
The AHB2 has a small footprint, runs cool, consumes little power (especially in standby mode), and is environmentally friendly, The AHB2 can drive virtually any speaker load with significant powerespecially in monaural modeyet it never lacked finesse on d
The AHB2 resolves detail with merciless precision. This is a strength in my view, unless you get easily distracted by hearing unwanted details in the source like hum, clipping, or poor editingin which case the AHB2 may not be your cup of tea, The AHB2 acc
The Benchmark AHB2 embodies everything that a solid-state amp should. It is a technologically advanced and remarkable amplifier that can hang with any amp in its class because it is sonically transparent, images beautifully, and produces authoritative bas...
The AHB2 is a class AB amp – but could easily be mistake for a class D with its very compact dimensions. The small size is made possible by the compact switching power supply. A regular switching power supply can induce noise that is easily audible, so I...
Just because I found Benchmark Media Systems' AHB2 not to be absolutely perfect under all conditions—after all, what is?—doesn't mean that I want to represent it as anything less than a marvelous-sounding amplifier. The AHB2 was capable of drawing more mu...
Published: 2015-06-01, Author: Hans , review by: Goodsound.com
Benchmark Media Systems' modest-looking little AHB2 power amp may be hi-fi's biggest bargain. It is one of the -- if not the -- quietest, most resolving amps I've heard. Time and again, without ever having intended to, I wound up hours deep in listening t...
Published: 2015-01-27, Author: Dave , review by: stereotimes.com
The Benchmark AHB2 is a powerful and efficient amplifier with prodigious low levels of noise and distortion. The fact that it is also very musical and non-fatiguing, courtesy of THX's patented AAA™ technology, is the icing on the cake. Benchmark Media and...
Abstract: My first taste of this remarkable new amplifier came earlier this year in April at Chicago's AXPONA where I discovered it driving a newly redesigned Studio Electric Pasadena loudspeaker, also bearing the Benchmark trademark. Now called the SMS1, the Pasad...
