Wayne. I bought a Benchsource when I first started shooting in competitive SR score. while it was not bad it was a pain in the ass to set up. I don't have a lot of space so I couldn't keep it set-up. Then the AMP came out and I bought one. Gone was the pain in the ass set-up of the two torches and getting the right height and spacing of the torch heads to the brass cases. Then there is no more tempilaq to screw around with. There is no way anybody is going to convince me that they can get the exact temperature that is required to properly anneal the brass, sure you can come close enough to do the job but it's not an exact science when using a flame. I can set up my AMP in less than 5 minutes and I can anneal anywhere. I can even set it up in my motorhome and anneal right on the dining room table. I couldn't to that with a torch annealer. I shake my head ever time when I hear people bitch about how fast they want things done and annealing is just an example. They say well my annealer can do this many cases in 2 minutes which is 20 cases more than your AMP can do in the same amount of time, REALLY! OMG get a life. Sit back and smell the roses. Life isn't about doing everything faster. I've owned 3 Mark 1's and sold them all and just own one Mark 2. You can't beat an annealer that can analyze the exact amount of induction that it takes to properly anneal a neck turned case like the AMP does. Bottom line, It's just a better mousetrap. Once you buy one and use it you'll say to yourself this is the best 1300 bucks that I've ever spent on a reloading related tool.
As far as the time it takes to anneal a case with an AMP, I've timed what I can do if I was in a hurry just for shits and giggles. I can do one case every 8 seconds.
I purchased the firmware upgrade as soon as it came out. I have yet to put a newer version on that would remove the sort function which AMP declared does not work.
