I went from a top of the line Denon AVR putting out 125 WPC at 8 ohms to Rotel separates. My Rotel RB1582 MKII amp puts out 200 WPC into 8 ohms and 350 into 4 ohms. The bigger Rotel amp was too big for my shelf setup. I noticed better bass control and more headroom with my Arendal 1723 towers that run at 4 ohms. Plus the separates look cool which matters to me. I now have all separate components in my main music only system. Makes it easier to tweak and upgrade components over time. A great part of the hobby in my experience.
Moving to separates
Does anyone have an experience they'd like to share about going from just an AVR or integrated to using external amp(s)? My Integra AVR has 100 W per channel (class AB), all channels driven, and sounds very good, so it is not clear to me that there is any advantage to connecting its preouts to a separate amp. Might be a total waste of money. Please mention your specific equipment. Thanks!