I wouldn’t go crazy about the research. It’s supposed to be fun, enjoy it more than dwelling on it.
The Lintons are not good speakers. I had them for a month. I had not one good thing to say about them.
The Rega 3 is great. I would buy 4K speakers (BBC or Danish origins, Sonner, or used SF) and test out different amps. NAD, Musical Fidelity, any $1000+ articles on Crutchfield. Don’t blow 10K, you will get a great system from well under 6