AHB2 Review (Video) - "The Home Audio Gear We Use & Love" - Audioholics
AHB2 - "I love, I love, I love my Benchmark AHB2 power amps!"
- Theo Nicolakis, Audioholics Online A/V Magazine
Theo uses a pair of AHB2 power amps in bridged mono (480 W into 6 Ohms) to drive a pair of Revel Ultima Salon2 loudspeakers ($20,000/pair). This is his reference amplifier-speaker combination.
Find out why Theo loves his AHB2 power amplifiers:
"I love, I love, I love my Benchmark AHB2 power amps."
"Amazing, just amazing."
"I got mine done with the rack plate."
"I love the size of it, I love the look of it, the performance was exceptional, and its just so smart."
"It's gorgeous, the build quality, the esthetics ..."
"It runs super duper cool."
"It blows me away how well designed, how well engineered ..."
- Theo Nicolakis, Audioholics
Salon 2 Speakers Driven by Bridged Mono AHB2 Amplifiers
"I have one for each of the Salons. These are my power amps."
"If I want to do anything reference, this is what I am feeding it to."
- Theo Nicolakis, Audioholics
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