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Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost?

Opinions please.
Amp for Sonus Faber Olympica III speakers.

Looking at this amp  Musical Fidelity M8s-500S Power Amplifier
Info https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m8series/m8-500s

Replace my Classe Sigma Amp2.
Info

AMP2

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

10 Hz – 20 kHz, -1dB into 4 Ohms

OUTPUT POWER:

200W rms into 8 Ohms, 400W rms into 4 Ohms

HARMONIC DISTORTION:

<0.018% @ 1 kHz Balanced Input

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:

>80 dB below Fundamental into 8 Ohms Balanced

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:

-100 dB at Peak Output into 8 Ohms (AES17)

Would there be improvement? Worth the cost? 
Thanks
greywolf
mirolab
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Specs are like the ingredients list in a recipe. They are just the starting point.
Give 3 different good chefs the same ingredients, and I guarantee you'll get 3 different tasting meals with 3 different presentations.  
james633
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Hmm,

even on YouTube I feel there is a pretty clear difference in these two...
https://youtu.be/LYn8Fj7ItnY
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firberger
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somewhere in this thread "hearing" became inportant....so I made a Dr's appointment 3.10.2021 at 3PM  to check my hearing .
Afraid of what I might find out .
My "wife" and audio engineer/recording artist "son" both claim I have hearing issues .....
So I might find chasing  this holy grail will be forced to take a left turn instead of a right. 

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jjss49
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@firberger

could you please repeat what you said... couldn’t quite hear you... now i am onto my next $10,000 amp review 🤣

seriously, good luck at the ent doc... 🙏
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firberger
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Thank You @jjss49 . I will be giving an update tomorrow - or Thursday .
Stay well :) 
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