I don't think you can make a true comparison without hearing both amps in your system. You don't know how much the speakers in the Allnic system were contributing to the sound. Or the rest of the system for that mater. I would bring home an Allnic amp and try it in your system. The next weekend I would bring home a Ref 150se and see how it sounds. That is the only way to know for sure.
I would also consider that the preamp has more impact on the sound than the amp. So would you want to also change your preamp? There is a synergy in an all ARC Ref system that I like. You might also consider changing cables. I tried Nordost Heimdalll 2 along with a number of other cables. In my all ARC system I preferred Shunyata by a large margin. I did not try Wireworld so I am not sure how they would sound compared to the Shunyata.
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