I have had the same question for myself. My choices though were more resctricted since I needed / wanted a room correction system given the nature of my listening room. And i did want roon capable. and a reasonable wattage (>= 100 W); like yourself 2.5 K budget.
With those criteria an extensive search resulted in:
Nad M10 (mixed reviews)
Nad M33 (great reviews but out of budget)
NAD 399 (just announced, very promising on paper)
Lyngdorf TDAI 3400 (glowing reviews but well out of bdget; I am also considering a used TDAI 2200 + external streamer)
Arcam SA30 (very bad reviews, lots of issues)
I'll wait to listen to the NAD 399 and then pick up either that or a Lyngdorf solution.
My 2c, enjoy.
M.