Recommendations for a modestly-priced audio system?


Gents,
My friend asked me to put together an audio system for her to replace her very old system.    She wants an integrated amp that will take an input from her TT.  God knows the condition of her cartridge and stylus!  There are boatloads of integrated amps with BT-streaming capabilities, which, when she comes to her senses, with get a Spotify/Tidal subscription and forget about her 40-year old collection of ragged vinyl.  Maybe not.  The amp needs to be BT-compatible... no extra components.  

Hopefully, the system will be simple:  an integrated amp and a pair of passive speakers.  The budget is about $1K but I could twist her arm a bit to get to $1.5K.  Recommendations for either the integrated amp and speakers would be very much appreciated, relying on the wealth of knowledge that you fellas have.  I will say that she has a pretty large LV room, sort of an "open room" arrangement, and will need speakers to sufficiently pressurize her large room.

Thanks for any and all input.      
whitestix

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I have several Sprout100 and I am very pleased.  The Sprout100 is class D and runs very cool.   However, it does run warmer with my 87db Canton Karat 920 speakers than my 93db Kirksaeter speakers.   Elac speakers are not very sensitive so I would recommend the Klipsch speakers over Elac.   The bluetooth in the PS Audio does not support AptX but that is fine with me as my iPad does not support AptX anyway.   Also the support at PS Audio responsive and timely.