Current setup is 2 technics 1200s, an Allen and Heath DJ mixer, Yamaha RX-V863 AVR, KRK ST8 monitors, low end 10” Polk Sub.
I’m wondering, since I just listen to vinyl, would I really hear a difference if I got something like a Yamaha A-S701 or an Arcam SA20 integrated amp. I’d like to think that since the RX-863 is a good low end AVR pushing 105 watts per channel, it would fair pretty well in comparison to the integrated, or am I way off here. Do most integrated amps really sound surprisingly better than AVRs?
To note, the turntables are plugged into the mixer, which is good quality, and has an all analog pathway. I would not be plugging a turntable into the phone input of the amp.