Benchmark AHB2 power amp impressions?

@mrppv  

A wash is how it should be. If everything is working fine and your amp and speakers are well matched then the cables should make no discernable audible difference. 

I would guess a dead quiet amp like the Benchmark may highlight cable differences more. Just a guess

@aberyclark 

Try disconnecting your amp at the amplifier end and listen to the noise of the speaker wires. Generally speaker wires run at high signal levels and speakers are rather inefficient and are rarely able to pick up any RF/EM speaker cable noise to be even close to audible.

I have a pair of Ming Da 3008a monoblocks.  40 watts of SET.  They play as loud as a 100 watt SS amp.  I never forgot when I first heard them.....how the music stopped and started on a dime with the best separation and black background.  It was a quick education on cross over distortion.  If the Benchmark amp could achieve this, with say a tubed CD player, I would be interested.  On the other hand it seams as if the amp is at its greatest when paired with the DAC.