Ever since I sold my venerable tube separates i’ve been searching for a "least expensive" or at least moderately -priced ’endgame’ (that’s a rather awful term IMO)
After trying various components, too many to mention, I’m now thinking Accuphase Class A integrated but it’s hardly the "least expensive" option. Synthesis A40 was a contender but I found it much too forward sounding in my modestly-sized room. Conrad Johnson is still in the running but I'm trying to get off the "tube roller coaster."
So many choices, all it takes is patience, curiosity, a priori reality, and money.