I'm a huge fan of my Music Hall Mambo integrated. My system is on the cheaper end of some people's on here, but it suits me fine. The Mambo paired with a decent transport and good speakers sounds like heaven to me. I usually dislike the solid state sound, but the mambo is warm enough to be very pleasing yet detailed to me, whereas most ss or tubes are either on one end of the extreme or the other. It was a very affordable used integrated. I wouldn't go to seperates, too much hassle, plus real estate is at a premium in my city apt and I don't want to take up a wall with my stereo.