2020 quest for stereo amp with DAC for about 1000 USD

i have the audiolab 6000A and I like it.

It’s a very heavy component with nicely machined metal knobs and a very basic display. The matte black finish is a nice change from the overused glossy piano black. There is zero flash here, but a lot of value. Very good specs and class AB amplification. 3 analog inputs, 2 optical, 2 coax plus a phono stage, remote trigger inputs/outputs and wireless bluetooth streaming. It has a very good ESS Sabre DAC and a mode selection switch allows it to function as just a power amp, just a preamp, or as a full integrated. amp.  The remote is good with solid button feel. It can be had for around $950. 

If you add the 6000cdt, you get a great sounding cd transport that makes a very nice short stack and can be operated from a single remote. 

Sadly, there isn’t as much experience with it on this side of the pond, which worried me before purchase...but it sounds very good and I wasn’t disappointed.

I own a Vincent SV500. It is my main amp in a vacation home. I run it through modified Klipsch Quartets. These are highly efficient but can be edgy. Between  the mods and the Vincent the edginess disappears. I don’t recall the DAC specs but running a vintage Sony ES CD player through the integrated sounds amazing. I also stream aN RPI using Tidal. For the money you have mentioned, I would suggest the Vincent would be quite pleasing. I realize Audiogon members have a wide range of disposable income so one mans amazing is another mans Goodwill donation. For reference, most of my equipment is a decade or two old, TOL Thiel, Vandersteen, and LSA, Klipsch, Enlightened Audio, and some really Vintage TOL Mitsubishi gear. I also have two NAD Receivers T765 and possibly T743. To reiterate, I would buy my Vincent again with zero reservations. When at this home, it plays for 14 plus hours a day and does not fatigue or disappoint.

I am in the same boat. Covid has me working from home in my office lots. Also wanted to see what I cloud do for $1000. 
I have an older set of M&K S150 speakers and MX200 sub. The speakers where powered by an old Denon AVR and connected by a basic bluetooth dongle. System always had noise in it and sounded a bit muted. 
I tried a few different amps and Bluetooth dongles. Ended up with:

Apple AirPort Express $60
Topping E30 DAC $110
Class D Audio CDA-250C Amp $300
DSPSpeaker Anti-Mode 8033S-II $250
Benchmark Toslink to Mini Optical Cable $50
Furman PST-8 Dig $90
iFi Audio power $50 (for the DAC)
The AirPort Express, Amp, Furman and Anti-Mode I bought used. 
Tried several class AB amps and did not like them with the speakers as much as the Class D Audio amp. I listen at very low volumes during conference calls and there is no hiss at all from the Class D Audio amp. 

I bought the Furman chasing down noise in a Rotel amp I was trying out. The Furman did nothing for the hiss (sound floor I guess), but swapping out the amp made a difference. 

The AirPort Express is much better than Bluetooth for wireless and is an ok DAC. The Topping is a better DAC though. I use the Topping as the pre-amp and there are three digital inputs (USB, Coax, and Optical) 

I have a smaller room and sub placement is not great. With the Anti-Mode in the system I was able to cross over the speaker amp at 100hz using Harrison Lab FMods for the high pass cross over. 
I had fun shopping and piecing things together. Next up is the garage system :) 

I recently purchased an Audiolab 6000a for a secondary system. Hooked it up to a pair of hales transcendence 1 speakers I had around, and wow!

I was stunned about how good they sound with the Audiolab. Highly involving sound. Well worth the money, much less I like the bluetooth functionality too.