Okay, for those of you who posted here I have a few questions of you gmoney and audioRX specifically.
1. noise is additive, what other amplifier has the noise floor of the AHB2?
2. The aforementioned amplifier is 100W at 8 ohms and is 190W at 4 ohms in a non bridged format. Those numbers double when in bridged mode to drive a single speaker. Do you know of another amplifier that forgiving.
3. Banana plugs are known to not have much contact area. The speak on are designed internally to be a positive lock connection and are meant for high current. From what I was able to find, the banana plugs are much more a convenience connection rather than a positive lock high current connection. Given this, it is not a surprise that a professional audio speakon connection is a better connection than the banana plug connections. If you would have looked further, Benchmark Media does sell speakon speaker cables with banana plugs on the other end to connect consumer stuff to their amplifier. I am not surprised you don't know of speakon connectors as pro audio is not part of the audiophile wheelhouse.
Personally I would have somewhat lower power output and get a much cleaner signal to drive the speakers. I don't want or need audio capable of blowing my eardrums. IMHO you can do stuff that is loud, but if it hurts, you won't hear. Things are not only about power but also about quality. I would rather myself have somewhat lower power but reference level (no artifacts due to any factor) in my audio experience. I am not worried about Benchmark Media as their stuff is known reliable from my experience.
Oh, and on the warranty, it is 5 years if you register the devices....