Are the power supplies usually a lot larger than the analog piece of the equation when it comes to an amp??
Seems to me the amplifier is deserving of a separate power box and all the rational to not do it doesn’t make sense. The impact on sound could be huge if done properly. All the trouble to get everything right in the chain before the amplifier and then it hits an amplifier and for some reason a major shortfall in execution occurs.
Power amps should be designed with a separate power box. Mono blocks are good because they have separate power supplies they just need to be separated it would be interesting to know how big these chassis would be. Mono blocks can be quite large how much of this is due to the power supply.