{"id":10578,"date":"2025-10-05T09:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poiesistech.com\/audiopeople\/?post_type=product&#038;p=10578"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:44:41","slug":"benchmark-ahb2-power-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/product\/benchmark-ahb2-power-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark AHB2 Power Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a company revered for their digital audio technology, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/all\/brand_benchmark?sort_by=title-ascending\" target=\"_blank\">Benchmark Media<\/a>\u00a0launched an all-out assault on stereo speaker amplification with their AHB2 power amplifier.<\/p>\n<p>Taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/benchmark-media-systems-ahb2-power-amplifier\" target=\"_blank\">Stereophile<\/a>&#8216;s Product of the Year 2018 gong, this up-to-480-watt per channel Class AB amplifier depends on THX\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarkmedia.com\/blogs\/application_notes\/feed-forward-error-correction\" target=\"_blank\">feed-forward<\/a>\u00a0AAA technology to deliver the widest dynamic range plus lowest signal-noise ratio of power amplifiers on the market, measuring perfectly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosciencereview.com\/forum\/index.php?threads\/review-and-measurements-of-benchmark-ahb2-amp.7628\/\" target=\"_blank\">AudioScienceReview<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>[See Product Desc. For More]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--split--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereonet.co.uk\/reviews\/benchmark-ahb2-power-amplifier-review\" target=\"_blank\">StereoNET<\/a> rightfully called AHB2 a &#8220;class act that delivers an awful lot at its price&#8221; before it went on to take the publication&#8217;s coveted Applause Award.\u00a0<span>Whether run as a stereo or monoblock amp,\u00a0it&#8217;s guaranteed to get the job done in any rig you place it in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLSeBbysw9w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hometheaterhifi.com\/reviews\/amplifier\/preamplifier\/benchmark-media-hpa4-preamplifier-ahb2-power-amplifier-dac3-b-dac-review\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/hometheaterhifi.com\/reviews\/amplifier\/preamplifier\/benchmark-media-hpa4-preamplifier-ahb2-power-amplifier-dac3-b-dac-review\/\">Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity<\/a>\u00a0used an entire system together\u00a0with\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/all\/products\/headfi-singapore-headphones-earphones-audiophile-amplifier-dac-dap-music-player-tws-benchmark-dac3\" target=\"_blank\">DAC3<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/all\/products\/headfi-singapore-headphones-earphones-audiophile-amplifier-dac-dap-music-player-tws-benchmark-hpa4\" target=\"_blank\">HPA4<\/a>\u00a0THX-888 pre-amp\u00a0to declare &#8220;Benchmark provides a textbook case of how good (read: superb) things can come in small packages&#8221;. It got the Gold Award on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundnews.net\/amplifiers\/power-amps\/benchmark-ahb2-review-transparency-speed-and-resolution-at-their-best\/\" target=\"_blank\">Soundnews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hallmarks of building a great power amplifier are all present here, with the ultra-efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarkmedia.com\/blogs\/application_notes\/152143111-audio-myth-switching-power-supplies-are-noisy\" target=\"_blank\">switching power supply<\/a> of AHB2\u00a0stably and quietly juicing the amplifier regardless of load, before outputting into a power stage with <a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarkmedia.com\/blogs\/application_notes\/audio-myth-damping-factor-isnt-much-of-a-factor\" target=\"_blank\">peerless damping factor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GcmLmYXSpeo\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to see everything from\u00a0Benchmark\u00a0<span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/all\/brand_benchmark?sort_by=title-ascending\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, our other digital and Roon Ready streaming sources from Matrix Audio <a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/all\/brand_matrix\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>,<span>\u00a0and all our other DAC &amp; amp options\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zeppelinandco.com\/collections\/dac-amp\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a company revered for their digital audio technology, Benchmark Media\u00a0launched an all-out assault on stereo speaker amplification with their AHB2 power amplifier. Taking Stereophile&#8216;s Product of the Year 2018 gong, this up-to-480-watt per channel Class AB amplifier depends on THX\u00a0feed-forward\u00a0AAA technology to deliver the widest dynamic range plus lowest signal-noise ratio of power amplifiers on the market, measuring perfectly on AudioScienceReview.\u00a0[See Product Desc. For More] StereoNET rightfully called AHB2 a &#8220;class act that delivers an awful lot at its price&#8221; before it went on to take the publication&#8217;s coveted Applause Award.\u00a0Whether run as a stereo or monoblock amp,\u00a0it&#8217;s guaranteed to get the job done in any rig you place it in. Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity\u00a0used an entire system together\u00a0with\u00a0the DAC3 and HPA4\u00a0THX-888 pre-amp\u00a0to declare &#8220;Benchmark provides a textbook case of how good (read: superb) things can come in small packages&#8221;. It got the Gold Award on Soundnews. The hallmarks of building a great power amplifier are all present here, with the ultra-efficient switching power supply of AHB2\u00a0stably and quietly juicing the amplifier regardless of load, before outputting into a power stage with peerless damping factor. You&#8217;ll also be able to see everything from\u00a0Benchmark\u00a0here, our other digital and Roon Ready streaming sources from Matrix Audio here,\u00a0and all our other DAC &amp; amp options\u00a0here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[398,26],"product_tag":[168,242,179,227,173,182],"pa_accessories":[],"pa_headphones":[],"pa_connection":[],"pa_fit":[],"pa_type":[],"pa_cases":[],"class_list":["post-10578","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all-products","product_cat-dac-amp","product_tag-audio","product_tag-brand_benchmark","product_tag-dac-amps","product_tag-desktop-dac-amps","product_tag-pre-order","product_tag-solid-state","entry","has-media","first","onbackorder","shipping-taxable","product-type-variable","col","span_1_of_4","owp-content-left","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-very-big","owp-tabs-layout-vertical"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_accessories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_accessories?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_headphones","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_headphones?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_connection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_connection?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_fit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_fit?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_type?post=10578"},{"taxonomy":"pa_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaudiopeople.com.vn\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pa_cases?post=10578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}