I have had, and compared, the previous 452 against the 1.2KW Mac amps and can say that while the two amps had a similar sound signature, the 1.2KW did a better job at driving my speakers more effortlessly and as a consequence did sound better than the 452. My speakers however were the 800D3’s which were deserved of larger amplifiers with more ‘juice’. I would say that speakers will have influence on your ability to access what the bigger amps are able to ultimately deliver to the speakers...
Either amp will do a great job - the upside of the 462 is the space you save, not to mention you will save your back by not having to move the 1.2’s!
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