Although I don't post much, I can tell you I am A life long (64 year old)carver user. All upgraded by Nelion Audio., I decided to upgrade a bit Got an ARC ref5se pre to replace the Carver pre. Wow! Next got an ARC ref75se amp.next More wow!! Then an Aurender A15 to replace Auralic Altair. Ok thats it, I love tubes. Klipsch Forte III, GRresearch crossovers.
This upgrade sounds phenomenal. My point is having and listening to my Carver gear, which I had since the eighties which isn't the worst, and moving up the ladder was the best decision in my audio journey I ever made. So yes, do it!