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One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
NO such thing! 
smaller room monitors
BTW: I run my Quested H108 with Atma-Sphere M60 Amplifiers. 
smaller room monitors
Consider the H108 Quested Monitor Speakers. I use these and it will put allot of so Called High END Speaker Manufactures to Shame.Hans Zimmer uses these in his Studio Rooms for listening. 
Amp - preamp or integrated
Stick to a Tube Pre-amp if you want to save your self from headaches (Listeners Fatigue) An Excellent Choice would be the MP-3 from Atma-Sphere. 
Luxman D-06u or Esoteric K-05Xs CD / SACD player?
Also have a Look at the Playback Design Dream Series Transport. 
Why the facination with integrated amps?
Its technically cheaper to invest into a Integrated than a 2 or 3 box system. Sales are declining on a global scale thou Asia is showing better data on this aspect then the West. Simpler and neater would be one consideration, Space saving is another. 
high-efficiency loudspeakers
Classic Audio Loudspeakers T3.4 or the Bigger Brother T1.5 Field Coils. Dynamics are scary, the speaker is so fast, smooth, and emotionally engaging. 
Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under
Quested Speakers if you want to play it loud fatigue free. 
Which atmos reciever/preamp / integrated has the best room correction built in and atmos?
Best Room correction is no Room Correction, Spend more money on Room Acoustics and Bass Traps and you wont need to bother with some Electronic EQ messing up signal purity. 
Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in
Used Atma-Sphere MP-3 would be my choice.   
Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally
https://quested.com/testimonials/  
Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally
Quested Active Speakers are something to look at as well. Hans Zimmer uses these in all his studios and post/Mixing production rooms. 
Identify System Bottleneck - Digital Front End or Preamp
The Pre-amp is the heart of your system, The Power amps is the muscles.  Try to see if you can get a MP-3 Atma-sphere pre-amp or a MP-1 (If funds permit)I would go the opposite way than what audio doctor suggest and focus on getting a better pre-a... 
Berkeley Alpha DAC vs Lampizator Big7
Few Audiophiles over at Computer Audiophile forum moved from Lampi GG to Aqua Acoustics Formula XHD DAC. The Thread can be found under DACs. 
Aqua Acoustics DACs
I have dropped Asian Distribution for Aqua and have our last Formula XHD (Latest Version) in stock this is now posted on Audiogon. It is Almost 40% off Retail.