Vinyl somehow has piqued my interest.

@lightfighter2018 

my recommendation would be to hold off on getting into vinyl. It’s based on few important details 

• you have no previous experience with it
• you do not have a record collection so you will have to buy new or used vinyl
• Your current system composition 

with $2,000 to spend, my advice is to direct these funds towards upgrading your speakers to something like the latest B&W 7 or 8 series. Then upgrade your integrated amp down the road. 
 

I love vinyl and I dumped it but returned to it several times. The most recent comeback is after I got my digital and all other components to the highest possible level I can reach at this time.
to enjoy vinyl you need a very good turntable, great cartridge and great phono stage. Buying low quality stuff is a true waste of time and money. Phono stage is critical. Think of it as a DAC in analog world. Cheap ones are garbage. 
Then you need a record brush, a way to clean records (used and new), and the price of vinyl records should be taken into consideration. Start putting together a list of albums you would like to own and go see how much it would cost you. 
 

Don’t get me wrong. Analog is fun and done right it will sound amazing. But that comes with a hefty price tag. 

If you want to dive back into physical media, there are great cd transports like audiolab and Cambridge that can be had around $350-$400 used plus a nice digital cable you can use with your existing dac and you will be well under a thousand. CDs on ebay or discogs are affordable. May be this is a better option. 
Up to you though…

My wife loves the "idea" of having a turntable, but she maybe uses it 5-6 times a year.  Our 9 year old loves the idea as well, but he uses it even less.  Interestingly, some of our kids' friends know how to use a turntable - I was shocked when one boy was able to operate our fully manual Technics 1200 like it was nothing.

But overall, we only keep a turntable and a tape deck as a curiosity and a conversation starter now days - nobody else we know has anything one, and we know a lot of people. 

We hardly every use them anymore, though - and personally I would not buy either one if starting now.  But if I did - it would be a restored vintage direct drive Technics.

Your question can elicit a myriad of responses that would only confuse and confound you.  Elliott knows what he is doing and his recommendations above are good ones that you can trust.  Let him guide you, you will not go wrong.  Lets us know how you do as you progress.  BTW, I recommend you look at discogs.com for used records, buy from US sellers because of the tariff situation and stick with VG or better condition.

"Maybe because of the nostalgia"

Get a Fluance. Satisfy your curiosity. It's enough  for what you have.

You'll get endless recommendations that will have you more involved than necessary.

My last hiatus from vinyl was about 15 years ago. Instead of dumping my records I sold the table with the notion that it's a lot easier to buy a new turntable than hundreds of records...   I bought a new table in 2021,  just traded it toward a better one. 

My biggest mistake was giving away some great LPs when CDs came out.   I got back in 15 years later and when one of my kids broke a $400 stylus I needed to pack it up for a while again.... that was around 2010.  

I rarely buy new records , most are not that great.   I much prefer finding mint to Ex  condition used locally.    VG condition if its scarce 

Generally speaking I do not and could not recommend vinyl because I don't know anyone with a decent stereo worthy of a good table.

Like Audphile1  I also got my digital side to where it was pretty good sounding,  really good but sometimes I just prefer the LP version , so I upgraded my table.  Cartridge is next. 

Some have mentioned Fluance but personally I would go with a U-Turn