Opinions on best integrated under 10k?

We sell the Synthesis A100T
Which has much of what you are asking for

100 Watts Kt66 power
Built in Dac with usb and spdif
Designed and built in Italy it sounds fantastic.

Doesnt have xlr but you can use adapters to convert Xlr to RCA adapter that Cardas makes.

This integrated amp sounds fantastic huge soundstage, great clarity, good bass and treble extension.

The built in Dac was based on the companys 3k outboard dac

Hard to find but a fantastic buy!

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

uberwaltz you can easily do everything you are talking about you have your wiring scheme a bit wrong if you wanted to use an amplifier like the Synthesis A100t which does have an excellent built in coax spdif dac along with USB.


GoldNote ph10 phono into xlr input Can go into a RCA as well
Nakamichi 582 tape into rca input Easy
Pioneer dv79 into rca input Easy
Bluesound Vault into spdif Convert Toslink to coax and coax to usb
Samsung TV into toslink   Run Spdif output to amp use a toslink to coax converter
Samsung bluray into toslink Run into TV
Analog out set to run a pair of subs It has a set


Digital out

set to headphone running into an el cheapo digital to rca analog converter box to feed Schiit Magni 2 headphone amp. ( this actually sounds MUCH better than when I was running the analog out direct to the Magni 2 oddly enough)

Almost none of the high end audio products that have dac’s built in have digital outputs

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

The other more common options tube integrated with outboard dac