Recommendations for a ~$300 (or a hair above) integrated amp/stereo receiver.

Hi guys,

I'm looking for your recommendation(s) for an integrated amp/stereo receiver to power my Klipsch R-26F speakers with subwoofer. I have been heavily considering the Onkyo 9010 for a few weeks now, but two things are making me refrain: it doesn't have a dedicated 'sub-out' and I've read the non-U.K. build doesn't sound as good as the U.K. build (which received great reviews). I've owned the following amps in the past - Outlaw Audio RR2150, Marantz PM 7005, Rega Brio R - unfortunately I don't have the money to afford an amp of this caliber presently.

Here are things I would prefer in the amp/receiver:
- great phone stage (I will be hooking up a Pro-Ject TT to it)
- sub-out (I know this isn't a must, but I've just not familiar with how to use a sub and an amp without a sub-out)
- headphone-out for occasional listening with Grado/Sennheiser headphones
- enough power to still be sufficient if/when I upgrade speakers

The price of $300 can be stretched a bit if needed. Other than LP playback, I'll use it for playback of analog-out sound from my TV, Xbox One, streaming music, and FLAC playback from my PC.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

Get this. You'd be hard pressed to do better under $300 unless you take a risk with some used vintage amp.

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/yamaha-r-s500-stereo-reciever.671349/#post-16527610

You might be able to find a Yamaha A-S501 with onboard DAC for about $350, even better.