I would take the Anthem because of the ARC room correction. If you want an integrated amp the Mcintosh MA352 has a tube preamp section and a solid state amp and is around $4500:
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/integrated-amplifiers/MA352
Anthem or Bryston Pre and Amp
I am moving from a AVR to a dedicated 2 channel setup and am ready to pick up an amp and preamp. My budget is around 15K so I am leaning towards picking up either the Anthem STR pre amp and power amp or going with the Bryston 4B3 amp with BR-20 pre amp.
Both have phone app control which I like to be able to control volume, etc.
Has anyone heard both or have an opinion on which would be the better system for music ranging from rock to jazz? I am running Ascend Acoustic Sierra towers.