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Separates vs Integrated

Hi, my current set up consists of a Coda 07x Pre, Krell 300 XD Duo.  I almost exclusively stream with a Lumin U2 mini with S-Booster feeding a PS Audio Direct Stream MKii.  
 

I get drawn into thinking a really well done Integrated could be as good or better, something like the Hegel H600.  Logic being the synergy the Hegel should have outweighing the potential debatable benefits of separates.  Taking out of the equation my current set up has more flexibility, assuming I would likely keep the Lumin, crazy to think the integrated would match my current set up? 
 

 

mm1tt77
mwinkc
368 posts
 

@jsalerno277 

I believe he did in his first reply.

We are Kell and Coda dealers

ronboco
847 posts
 

The Boulder 866 is superb! Well worth an audition. 

knotscott
933 posts
 

If all else is equal, separates benefit from having separate power supplies, and the physical isolation of being in a separate chassis.  An integrated would need some other advantages to offset that, but it's possible.  

zlone
687 posts
 

I know how it goes finding the right preamp, I have spent a couple years looking for the right fit for my system. I have Coda #8 and have tried Schiit, Ayre, Coda, Benchmark and now Pass. The Pass has been the best so far, by a good margin, the Benchmark was good too, but quite dry. The Coda 07x was not to my liking, same comment as @yyzsantabarbara , it is noisy, and artificially warm. Switching to an integrated will just give you a whole new set of problems, with less flexibility. Keep looking for the right preamp, you haven’t found it yet. 

tkrtrb125
373 posts
 

SPL https://pt.audio/2022/11/27/spl-elector-analog-preamplifier-review/

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