Considering my experience with Onkyo, I don't have any difficulty accepting these
components.
The pre-amp has nice touches like USB, Burr brown dacs, etc.
Why weren't these issued under the Integra line? Because Onkyo, like a lot of Japanese
manufacturers, sold out to the mass market. Can't blame them, thats where the money
was.
Now they have crawled out of the back alley of the mass market they have been wallowing
in, and are trying to regain their audiophile name.
At least they are doing it right, with a honest 80 wpc for the power amp, and 450WPC
dynamic power.
And the price is not unreasonable for gear of this quality. But in this age of cheap stuff
from Emotiva and international chaos, it remains to be seen if they are successful.
Love to have the pre and power amps. THE CD player is nice but not needed.