"OP: what are your current speakers, and how is your Cary integrated doing with them?"
I don't have the Cary yet, maybe Monday. Current speakers are Magnepan 3.7i with a Hegel H390 integrated.
I'd like to try the other side of the audio coin, tubes and higher sensitivity speakers.
I'll try the Cary, but I'm afraid it won't be up to the task.