Sadly, my integrated amp of choice has everything (dac, amp, preamp, streamer and room correction) but no phono preamp (this was an overlook on my part, I thought it had a phono built-in). I have gone a phase of separates everything (tube monoblocks, preamp, amp etc), perhaps want to spend the next few years, with the convenience of one-box that can be left on all the time and sound great instead of switching on every damn box and waiting for it to heat up and sound great.
I will listen to more music and fuss less about the gear (with a one-box solution) was my theory. And so far that is true. With one system that can be kept on all the time and play music whenever I have a few minutes, I am enjoying my music collection that much more.
(I still have my monoblocks and DAC in storage for when I get through this phase and crave the midrange magic of the 300Bs)
My main reason about having all in one is that the work is done for me, I don't want to spend the time matching phono, tonearm, cart etc. I just (at this point in my life) want to listen to music, good music, crossing a level of satisfaction threshold (sure, I could do better getting separate pieces, but that 5% improvement is not worth it for me now). SME synergy sounds awesome actually (although it does have two pieces, wonder what is its price).
It seems like VPI player, and Rega P1 plus are the only options otherwise.
Perhaps I might have to succumb and buy a phono and a TT, which is a bit of a buzzkill in this minimalist phase of my audiofool life. But c'est la vie.
Thank you for as usual everyone for being ever so friendly and ready to help a fellow audiophile.
