As someone mentioned, the NAD 368 or 388 with BluOS works nicely and should fall between $1-2K depending on which you select (unless you can get a refurb, which you may be able to snag the 368 for under $1K). I've got a NAD 368 + BluOS with PSB T1 and it works great. I've used with Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, as well as streaming from my PC.
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.