Even though I'm happy with my separates, I was also happy with my A/V reciever before. Sure it's easy to tout how incredibly great it is to have what I now have but, not at the expense of knocking someone elses integrated all in one system. There is no doubt that some AV recievers outperform some separates, and visa versa, and I will bet anyone that I can go out and find a better all in one reciever than what I have now, it's simply a matter of being willing to spend big $$$. I think it comes down to a question of personal preference, AND affordability...