user poll on seperates vs integrated

I’m in favor of integrated, for simplicity, efficiency of space, and bang for $$ ... Technics su-r1000 for just one example, at about 10k

The answer is more simple than many are making it seem. Price is absolutely a great indicator of performance! Very few expensive products perform poorly, but that does not guarantee that a lower priced product won't perform equally as well. 

To directly answer the OP's question with an example:

  A $12K Gryphon Integrated will sound better and is better built than a $6K Parasound Amp and $6K Preamp!

I’m about to begin my speaker adventure and from reading comments and reviews, which is all I can do at this point, I’m leaning towards mono blocks. I came across the new Burson Audio Timekeeper 3XGT that seems to have great reviews. This might be an option to consider as well. The description on their website states no preamp needed for these mono blocks, though I already have a Felixs Audio Euphoria Evo that I plan to use with them.

The issue is not only sound quality but the heat created could cause issues in the preamp section of the integrated amp.

Music lover who went integrated amplifier, finally go to enter the separated amplifier, as the play period is way longer than  we think when we start. So to save money,go separated at first step.