If he is willing to accept an outboard phono preamp, why the big necessity for built-in streaming on the integrated amp itself? You can get a Raspberry Pi board with a DAC or digital out board for $100, give or take a bit, that has a footprint the size of a deck of cards and has great sound. That would certainly open up the range of options for the amp, certainly if he'd like tubes.
Need help picking a streaming integrated amp
Need some help. I’m helping a nephew purchase his first real system. He already has good ProAc speakers so I need an all in one integrated amp that costs no more than 3k. It has to stream Tidal etc and be able to accept a phono amp. The Naim Unity Atom appears to fully fit the bill with its 40watts that are supposed to able to handle most speakers. He has a small living room. Of course he’d like tubes but I personally don’t know what streaming options are available for a non built streamer.. He’s very tech savvy. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.