I’m going to slow you down. You don’t HAVE to buy either of these amps. You are spending thousands of dollars. It’s worth getting a demo.
I’ve said this to friends in this hobby for years: If you are willing to spend over $5000 on a single piece of gear, it’s pretty safe insurance to make a long drive. Even if you need to get a hotel over night. If you’re spending over $10k, then a flight and a hotel room becomes cheap insurance.
Even if you are purchasing these used and you are able to re-sell for the same money, you’d be looking at over $100 shipping each way. If you’re buying new, the hit you’d take on resell is WAY higher than the cost of a 5 hour drive and a hotel room.
Slow down. Do a demo. Feel confident. Get excited to bring it home!