I feel a bit overwhelmed with so many options out there. Like I was saying, there isn't a close hifi shop to me, so for any personal auditioning I'd have to drive for hours. Would anyone have an ideaFor not too expensive integrated, look at "Parasound Halo Hint 6", they come with an inbuilt ESS Sabre Dac and a phono stage as well. And "used" the older model "Parasound Halo Hint" maybe on ebay.
https://www.parasound.com/hint6.php
Then there's the Pass Labs Intergrateds INT-60 and INT-250but they maybe too expensive, and the INT-60 may not have enough watts for you.
Cheers George