Which Would You Choose?

I own the Michi 8 mono blocks and couldn’t be happier. Read the Fremer review in one of the magazines. He compared it to his ($170,000/pair) darTZeel NHB-468s

Rotel Michi M8 monoblock power amplifier | Stereophile.com

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@jetter 

I was being sarcastic. My entire system (one and only, I don't have a .kitchen, garage, den, outhouse, etc. #2 system) cost 5K.

@grislybutter 

Ha, you were waaay too subtle, went right over my head.  

My system is also modest and I love it. 

All good.

@jetter I guess it's in the eye of the reader, when I write/read 10K, it's obscene to me not subtle :)

But as you say it's about happiness and I am pleased with my sound too

We shouldn't call someone's system or components junk; many of us have financial or spousal constraints......and can have really fun and enjoyable systems without dropping $100,000 or more.

However I do agree that the OPs speakers are not the limiting factor, and that maybe the amp upgrade he's looking at may not bring the sonic upgrade he is looking for.

I'd dump the Monster HTS, and you didn't mention how your power looks (other than the HTS). If you have not done so I'd look at pulling 2 dedicated circuits if it's feasible (about $500, but use good cable) and 2 high quality receptacles like Furutech GTX-D(G Gold) or GTX-D(R Rhodium), or Oyaide R1. Plug your amp directly into the receptacle, and you can connect the signal components into a nice audio quality power strip/surge protector. The power upgrade will pay large dividends weather you keep your current amp, or decide to upgrade it.