Who wears the pants in this relationship?

Ba hahahaha hahaha ha hahaha.... I'm kidding. Well have you considered separates? You could stick a slim preamp in there, they don't require the ventilation space because there aren't any amps creating heat in them. Then hide an amplifier somewhere else? Or does this defeat the whole purpose???

My Stuff :

M80's
QS8's
VP150
EP800
Denon 4802
Emotiva XPA-3
Samsung BD-P3600
Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD