John Potis had also written a very positive review. I'm curious what the rest of your system is like, especially speakers. Would you be fronting the M156 with the new Avant preamp? Do you find anything lacking with the Triton that makes you want new monoblocks? I have no experience with either product but am happy with the EE Plus Dac and found Bill from Morningstar very knowledgeable, pleasant, and courteous. It would probably be worth emailing or calling him to discuss. Also, I'm considering moving from a pre/mono setup to an integrated for the sake of simplicity/box reduction, so I was wondering what prompted your desire to move from what is considered to be an excellent integrated to separates?