Integrated w/phono: Musical Fidelity or NAD or MH?

The units you listed would all be good choices, but if it were me I would probably go a different route - non-phono integrated and seperate phono stage.

I would look at the Jolida JD-1301A hybrid amp. It's a 30W killer and is available new for under $400. Then pair it with a good inexpensive phono stage (Bellari, Cambridge, Pro-Ject) and you will have a combo that should sound great with your Ushers.

If you need a DAC for a digital front end, maybe a used Peachtree Decco would be the ticket at approx. $400 (or less) used. Again, pair with an inexpensive phono stage and you have a very good but quite inexpensive system.

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Sorry, I should have been more clear - the Peachtree Decco is an integrated amp w/ a built-in DAC.

What about Arcam? I see DiVa A80 in my price range?

Might want to consider Onkyo A-9555. It's a digital amp - sounds smooth like an upscale piece...

Has Phono built in - low power though - you might need an external phono depending on your set up...

A guy here at the Agon said he like it better than all the English offerings at the price range.