An interesting topic. I do have seperates, mono block s/s amplifers and tube pre amplifer. I am now testing an integrated platform and have been impressed! Not all assumptions are true in audio. This is enough of a postive change to move me to the integrated.
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!