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Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost?

Opinions please.
Amp for Sonus Faber Olympica III speakers.

Looking at this amp  Musical Fidelity M8s-500S Power Amplifier
Info https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m8series/m8-500s

Replace my Classe Sigma Amp2.
Info

AMP2

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

10 Hz – 20 kHz, -1dB into 4 Ohms

OUTPUT POWER:

200W rms into 8 Ohms, 400W rms into 4 Ohms

HARMONIC DISTORTION:

<0.018% @ 1 kHz Balanced Input

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:

>80 dB below Fundamental into 8 Ohms Balanced

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:

-100 dB at Peak Output into 8 Ohms (AES17)

Would there be improvement? Worth the cost? 
Thanks
greywolf

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firberger
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somewhere in this thread "hearing" became inportant....so I made a Dr's appointment 3.10.2021 at 3PM  to check my hearing .
Afraid of what I might find out .
My "wife" and audio engineer/recording artist "son" both claim I have hearing issues .....
So I might find chasing  this holy grail will be forced to take a left turn instead of a right. 

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firberger
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Thank You @jjss49 . I will be giving an update tomorrow - or Thursday .
Stay well :) 
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firberger
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@jjss49 

Happy Sunday already :) 
Hearing test was a success - No further reduction in hearing from 2014 test. Still a roll-off at 1500 thru 7K . Women and children are often in that range.  Bottom end-not so. Will look to add a new SUB soon :) 
Doc says a hearing aid is needed when my friends are no longer inviting me to discussions because I no longer contribute to the conversation because I miss to much of the dialogue.  
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