I would go with an integrated amp with an outboard DAC. YMMV.
DAC technology changes so quickly and becomes outdated so quickly that you don’t want to have to keep changing integrated amps every year to keep up with DAC "flavor of the month".
DAC technology changes so quickly and becomes outdated so quickly that you don’t want to have to keep changing integrated amps every year to keep up with DAC "flavor of the month".