WiiM amplifier streamer vs Vibelink amplifier and seperate streamer

[APR28]

Posted on Facebook too....Starting a 2 channel audio setup in my 16x15 basement office. I own 3 pairs of bookshelf speakers ( Triangle BR03, Sinclair Audio B50 and Definitive Technology Demand D9) and a RSL Speedwoofer 10s. I always used my TEAC A-H01 intergrated amp on my desktop. Now I plan on setting up a listening area with a recliner and speaker stands.
Now to my question about the WiiM products. Are there any benefits to buying the Vibelink Amp and streaming player seperate or just buying the streaming amplifier?

 

[Burnside]

If you go for the Ultra plus Vibelink, you’ll have a phono input and headphone output that the Amp Ultra doesn’t have, plus you’ll have the option later to change the Vibelink for another power amp should you wish. You’ll obviously have need two power plugs instead of one and cable interconnects v. a one box solution.

My more technical fellow members will no double explain the subtle technical differences between the two when, I believe, it comes to handling very high loads. @harkpabst et al, could you do the honours, please?