My Sophia2s arrive in a few days, and I'll be able to comment on the Ayon Triton Intergrated/Sophia2 combo. Like you, I'm trying to keep my kit as simple as possible while pushing for more performance. BTW - the Triton replaced a BAT vk300x-se Integrated. I had both units for about a month, and Triton was head and shoulders abvove the BAT. That comment is coming from a long term BAT user (vk31-se, vk51-se, vk52-se, vk250-se, vk0600-se, vk75-se, vk300x-se). If you're up for a tube integrated, give the Triton a run...