Help selecting integrated amp for ls50


Hey everyone,
its been a long time since I e posted here but it's time to upgrade my system and I need suggestions. 

Im thinking heavily of picking up the ls50s (although I've selected these without auditioning them since no shop here has demos).  I needed something small and in a white color (and yes, these factors were influenced by decor and my wife).  So if I do choose the ls50s I would also need a integrated amplifier.  I've read tons about the necessity of careful matching of room, amp and placement so I thought I'd better ask here before I pull the trigger. 

The room ithe system will be in is concrete and is about 15'x23'. It's a combined kitchen and living room no separation. There is carpeting on the living room which is 15'x13'. The speakers will be on a sliding shelf from a wall unit/ cabinet system. The shelf will allow the speaker to stick out of the cabinet. 

Budget is ideally <$1,000 for the amp but I'll likely get a used one to maximize the buck. Any help would be really appreciated!



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Also I'll be mainly streaming music via wifi through a SMSL Sanskrit DAC and Google Chromecast Audio, and VD via an Onix XCD-88 player. I also have Wasatch, and Mapleshade Clearview Golden Helix speaker wires to use. 
Thanks. Those Vandys are a pair that I had not heard mention of yet. I'll investigate further. Any though from others?  Anyone else using them in a wall unit or bookshelf?
Putting the vibration control is a great suggestion. I'll look into that. Any other amp suggestions?
Hey Tom5987, how would you rank the three you've used?  Thanks for pointing me towards some feet, that was one of the tjhings I was going to ask next
Thanks for all the input!  I've been offline for a while and it was nice to see more responses. Yeah the wireless versions are tempting but they are a bit too high for now.  I've gone a ton of reading and opinions are all over the place. The constants I do see is that it needs a good deal of power and that placement and room size plays a large role. I've seen a fair number of good results with Musical Fidelity 3, Rega Brio-R, Rogue Sphinx and NAD D3020, and some of the BEE models. Others include Marantz PM6005 and 8005 and a Yamaha model, Creek EVO and Arcam A19,A29. Lots of options but no clear winner.   Phew I'm exhausted. 
Exhausted but having fun!  I also did see that Wyred4sound MiNT (thanks), and the Peachtree models, both of which are high on my list along with the Rogue
Well I've narrowed it down to the Rogue Sphinx, Peachtree Nova 125se, and the Wyred 4 Sound mINT