What do you mean by "there isn't much to pro/con?" My knowledge is limited enough that I don't know the pluses and minuses of separates vs. AV receivers or pre&amp vs. integrated. At all

So I was looking for kind of a beginner's explanation of that. At audioholics I can read some reviews and kind of grasp what different pieces do, but not sure I have the big picture.

The NAD pointer's a good one. We even do have a Rotel dealer right in our small city in Montana -ha

But, right, they probably are too $$$