You're gonna get all kinds of opinions....THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE, hope it helps you:
Had a pair of decent bookshelves running on a 30wpc NAD integrated, system was underwhelming. I decided to "bite the bullet" and went for a Rogue Cronus Magnum tube integrated...my thinking of "tubey" gear like Cary etc from the 70's-80's sounding. I WAS WRONG...newer tube gear, is amazing with rhythm/pace/and bass punch! Took one home to audition and bought one immediately. Next, I upgraded TT cartridge....helped somewhat but left me feeling too much was still missing. I was hearing streamed music (aka digital) unlike anything before at my local audio salon. I bit and bought a Bluesound Node 2i.....was good but not the soundstage and Tonality I yearned. Don't let anyonw tell you streamers don't matter...that it's all in the DAC....not my experience. Streamers make a difference IMHO. I tried an innuous streamer with a Ideon Ayazi DAC and loved it...all digititis gone.....but my dealer had a demo Hifi Rose 520B that I got a screaming deal on and couldn't pass up....later on I added a subwoofer, but eventually went with a nice 2 1/2 way floorstander (Sonner ) and am happy with my system. LASTLY, I want to say "source" on streaming is critical...I went with Qobuz, as it sounded best Hi Rez source to my ears. You may want to try Tidal as well. I can't state enough to hard wire source, avoid wireless streaming. Good Luck on your "return" venture into this crazy hobby