Tube Integrated vs Tube Seperates

Biggest issue with integrateds is sharing of power supply. Pre and amp have different requirements, sharing is compromise.

The biggest issue historically with integrated amps is proximity of components to each other especially low level phono sections to power transformers and the noise that can induce but I find it’s not an issue so much these days with more efficient Class D amplifier designs that are dead quiet.

The new Quicksilver KT Monos and Remote line stage come in just under $5k and would be my choice.  Although my QS monos are coming out of my main system soon,  I will never sell them.... They will be in System 2 in the near future.  Mike's gear is bullet proof and sounds great.   

Hi all, this is my first post ever here in Audiogon, and am in a similar situation. I am going to buy my first proper Hifi setup and am really going bonkers with all the possible configurations and combinations, and tbh so little data. I tend to like detail so in the beginning i discarded tubes. Separate amp and preamp is a wish, having read only but praises about this. I have read many great things about Prima Luna and am considering tubes now, to be specific, the Evo 300 hybrid, which is the closest any integrated amp will get to separate amp and preamp. But there is an option i have not read about too often: GREAT amp (BAT VK 90t) and since this will break my budget, a small and cheap preamp like a Schiit Freya or another preamp that does not impact the sound of the amp negatively too much (with the wishful thinking of buying a proper BAT preamp in the future, god and wife allows). AND, to add complexity, this configuration vs the BAT VK80t integrated amp.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!