Burmester 232 vs mono blocks in the same price range ange

That is all dependent on how the amp is matched to the rest of your system, your sonic preferences, your room, etc. Impossible to answer based on the information you provided. I think you live in Houston? If so, you are lucky to have some of the best high end dealers in your city. Go listen to different options-that will be way better than any advice you will get on a forum. Some might even do a home audition. Then you will know.

if you need more power you should buy a pair of 956mk2 amps, use the preamp of the 232 which is very good

I would spend around two or 3000 hours listening to my system before considering any changes. Have you spent enough time listening to even know what difference is you want in your system. Going out and buying stuff on a whim is fun, but you still have to put in the work to know what you want in the end it just doesn’t come magically. 

@gkelly

+1

It is great you have love the sound of your gear. That was incredibly likely if you moved from lower level stuff and this is your first jump into the high end... any flavor of high end is likely to be a revelation. As it should be. We don't spend tens of thousands of dollars on audio equipment to get rid of our money. 

Companies have house sounds. This is very true with Burmeister. They have a particular sound... very discrete, very detailed, powerful which translates in holographic sonic spectacular through good speakers. As opposed to being musical and having a natural presentation. 

It isn't much about circuitry as it is about power. You will get a lot more oomph with a set of Burmeister monoblocks and even better imaging. An audio designer could use exactly the same circuitry in two amps or preamps and by the choice of its components make them sound completely differently. 

If this has gotten you interested in in the high end... I recommend reading Robert Harley's book The Complete Guide to High End Audio. It is a whole world unto itself, and this is a great introduction. 

If you go ahead and get the monoblocks, you are likely to be very pleased... but you will not know if going in a different direction would have been much more rewarding.