1550 or separates for apartment?

[bokes]

I would like to upgrade my Rotel 1056.
I have been looking at what pioneer has to offer- I am tempted by the Class D ICE of the SC25. (My television is a Pio Kuro and Blu ray is the 51FD)
but i still want to give Rotel a fair shake.
The 1055 seems like the best bet.
I live in a NYC apartment and try to be considerate to my neighbors. I keep volume at a responsible level- in fact 75% of the time I wear Pioneer surround headphones when watching movies!)
That said I would like to have the cleanest sound- at these lower volumes- does it matter if I play through a receiver or separates?

Speakers currently are B&W CM2's, B&W center and cheap HK rear wall mounts.

[hifiguymi]

This is a tough call. I'd lean more towards the RSX-1550 given your speakers and the fact that you're in an apartment. An RSP-1570 and RMB-1565 would sound different because of the amps being a different design, so which one would be better would be up to you. If you like the performance of the RSX-1056 you have, I'll know you'll like the RSX-1550. The amplifier sections are the same but the preamp section, the DACs and the DSP engine are all greatly improved in the new one.

That's my two cents.

Eric