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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
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jjss49
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@firberger 

excellent -- happy for you -- good you checked, as scary as that prospect may have been ---

now you know if your system is sounding not so great it isn't your failing hearing hahaha !!!!  

enjoy!
greywolf OP
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What's the opinions on these amps?
https://www.psaudio.com/products/stellar-m700-power-amplifier/#tab-specs

Considering going with these.
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jjss49
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op

paul mcgowan likes them - alot!!!  😜
greywolf OP
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UPDATE
Went with a Parasound Halo JC5. Will report back later.
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russ69
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"....Examples abound: http://matrixhifi.com/contenedor_ppec_eng.htm  It’s no use saying “but I can tell”. All these guys thought that too..."

You guys are like a cult of Dr. Toole. You keep posting this "test" that uses shitty little 6 inch monitors and nobody hears a difference. No surprise there, that system is almost a Best Buy bargain special. You guys have to stop embarrassing yourselves. The REAL test is in your own system with your own source material and we aren't using 6 inch two ways.... 
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