My advice with LEGITIMATE new technologies and designs from REPUTABLE companies that have a lot of backing in terms of R&D dollars spent is never say never and take all opinions with a few grains of salt.
FWIW my local favorite dealer, who has a sterling reputation for selling only quality products that offer good sound AND value, told me the Pharoah was the best sounding amp he sold and that included much pricier models from gold standard high end vendors including Rogue and ARC. I listened and could not dispute that. THis was several years ago shortly after Pharoah and SPhinx came out. THing is these hybrids can drive most any speaker extremely well to their max whereas other products in the same price range are limited in that regard and not the best match for many speakers. His main speaker lines were Magnepan and Sonus Faber.