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I’m really happy with my system. However when a technician, who is also a salesman, came to my house for a stereo repair he complimented my set but said it would sound a lot better if I switched out my Benchmark AHB2 amp (which I think is great) for a Pass 30 wpc class AB amp. He offered to let me hear that amp in my system so that I could decide for myself (at a fee of $300.) The only problem is he doesn’t  have the 30 watt amp in stock but would have to demo the Pass sound with 60 watt monoblocks. He assured  me that with my very efficient GoldenEar Triton 1 speakers the 30 watt amp will almost have the the same quality.

Do you think I can honestly judge how the smaller amp will actually sound? Or should I cancel the demonstration (and save$300?)

rvpiano

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hilde45
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I think the Benchmark AHB2 amp is lovely. I agree completely with Mahler123. I would just stick with the Benchmark for all the reasons cited. 

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About the Pass 30.8: Why not buy it here, used, for $4500 and resell it if you don't like it? The amp is $7.2k new, so you won't lose very much on resale, especially if you bargain a little. 

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hilde45
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+1 @oldaudiophile 

I agree with everything he said. The cautions, the proposals, etc. 

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hilde45
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$300 problem, come on, my monthly electrical bill is higher than that, and it's not even a house.

Hey everyone! inna says that $300 is not a lot of money to waste so we should all just agree with him and delete this thread. How could we be so misguided?

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negativism ?

You mean people raising plausible criticism of the offer? I see you don't agree with that, and give a rationale, but it's not negativism. 

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