Does Separates really sound better than Integrated

Do you believe that Integrated Amps can sound just as good as a Separate Amp and Preamp?

donplatt05-27-2014 12:19am

schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 05-29-2014 at 02:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I recently listened, at a non-audiophile friends house, to a new Yamaha AS-1000 integrated she bought from Crutchfield. If that was all I had to use for the rest of my life I wouldn't feel bad. Best Integrated I've heard.
schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 05-30-2014 at 12:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete She has a pair of Boston Acoustic A-25, which sounded good, and a Yamaha CD player, I don't know the model. The 2 Yammy units together looked elegant. DNM speaker wire and IC which I gave her.Herbie tenderfeet all around, also from me.
schubert Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,386 posts 05-31-2014 at 04:12am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Map, a lot to be said for an old company with deep pockets that ain't going nowhere .