Best Integrated, period.

Not having listened to every integrated amp (and who has?) I can not say what's the best. I can only speak from my experience. I've owned 4- NAD 3020; Naim Nait 3; Rogue Tempest II Magnum; currently a Pass INT-150.

I really did not care for the Naim and returned it- maybe it was defective but I found it very strident. The NAD was fun and I had that in my home office for a while. The Rogue was and remains excellent. I liked it more than my prior CJ gear but last year I decided that after 10 years of tubes, I was going back solid state.

I once heard an AR integrated and thought it has a little light in low end oomph.

A friend has an ARS Emitter I Exclusive which is also quite good. Not the typical German hifi, all strident and bright. I would not call it lush, but rather extremely neutral. It's almost certainly more transparent than is my INT-150 which tends towards warmth and less than rock solid bass grip (OK, I like less than rock solid bass grip as that ripens the bass a bit, which I find appealing)