Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier?

Chris Bryant and Hi Fi Critic commended it on its measurements but gave it a very low score for sound quality-mainly because of its poor musical communication.

@holmz : Funny. I was thinking "how it sounds" when I typed "performs".

Thanks for pointing that out.

Glue an ARC or whatever logo on the case, and enjoy it.

Audiopyles......

@holmz

Excellent comments and response.

@jtgofish 

poor musical communication

I heard the amp at AXPONA. Going from room to room, it's sometimes hard to keep up with what room you're in. I would walk out of many after a few minutes of listening. After about a minute of hearing this amp, I could not believe my ears, and stayed for quite a stretch of time. I definitely was hearing some of the best "musical communication" I have ever heard from an amplifier.

Is this the same Benchmark that makes the exquisite mic pre amps?