Was my friend given misinformation.

He said the salesman told him to stay away from integrated amps as they are not anything but stripped down AVR's without the features.

Selling point of the month!

I bet though it can be bettered 

@ozzy62

The real shame is that he was duped into buying an AVR. These have no place in a serious audio system.

Yup …. Nailed it…”Point, Set, and Match…” in tennis jargon.

”…He said the salesman told him to stay away from integrated amps as they are not anything but stripped down AVR’s without the features….

It is both infuriating and also very sad to hear Best Buy troglodytes spewing this abject horseshite to solely flog their commission dependent Uber-cheap-as-you-can-build-it Chinese inferior crap AVRs….especially since the reality check of build quality and resulting audio performance of a quality build integrated amp is actually the polar opposite, that smokes any AVR….full stop.

Think of it this way, in 3-5 years when that POS irreparably craps out you'll be able to say I told you so.

Oh, I get it now.  This is a post where audiophiles can unload and feel superior to the unwashed masses.  The AVR is a POS, it has too many features, it has no place in a serious system, it's a bad system, it's a joke, etc.

If he also spends thousands on cables, footers and fuses you guys would say it's his money and he can do as he pleases, right?

You may be able to say I told you so- but don’t do it.

Friends are more important than stereos.

Bad blood over stereo gear is silly. Life is short,,,,