Decent benchtop multimeter for beginner?

[nctnico]

Op said he prefers a handheld meter but wants a bench meter for more accuracy.

Where does the OP write that? I can't find it... 
To me the opening post reads more like the OP is looking for a stationary DMM and is fed up by using handhelds. 

[live2fish88]

I currently have a fluke 179, TPI 194 II, Fluke 374, a Klein and a kaiweets. The latter are just throw in the car or in the toolbox for a throw around meter. I’d like a dedicated bench top meter for the larger display, somewhat permanent location and the ability for it not to fall down lol. It seems the stands on handhelds are never wide enough to provide good stability, one wrong move with the leads and they fall down. Sometimes it’s hard to see the display without a backlight… the list goes on.

[nctnico]

I currently have a fluke 179, TPI 194 II, Fluke 374, a Klein and a kaiweets. The latter are just throw in the car or in the toolbox for a throw around meter. I’d like a dedicated bench top meter for the larger display, somewhat permanent location and the ability for it not to fall down lol. It seems the stands on handhelds are never wide enough to provide good stability, one wrong move with the leads and they fall down. Sometimes it’s hard to see the display without a backlight… the list goes on.

I totally get that. Those reasons are why I switched to bench DMMs about 2 decades ago. To many bench DMMs are all about precission though; don't let yourself get distracted by that.

[wraper]

Op said he prefers a handheld meter but wants a bench meter for more accuracy.

Where does the OP write that? I can't find it... 
To me the opening post reads more like the OP is looking for a stationary DMM and is fed up by using handhelds. 

I thought it was OP who said that but it was another user in reply #8.

[Fungus]

Agreed, the BM869S is a well respected meter. Again, I think they only list the best case accuracy.

Actually worst case.

I would still like to see accuracy shown across the ranges like Siglent shows. I don't believe for a second these handhelds accuracies are equal across all ranges.

Brymen clearly show accuracy on all ranges.

Datasheet here:
https://brymen.eu/wp-content/uploads/biall/102092/102092.KARTA_EN..2015-07-09.1.pdf

[bdunham7]

Hey guys. Looking for a new bench top meter. I don’t feel comfortable buying used unless from a reputable seller (but still prefer new). I have handhelds but would like a dedicated bench top unit. Trying to keep the price $300 or below.

Before you decide you should have a look at what capabilities you can get in a bench meter over and above what your handhelds have and determine if any of those might be useful to you.  I'd also think about either bumping your budget, reconsidering used or both.  For example, prices of the 34401A have been cooling a bit and you can get something like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/365031591932?epid=710140765

Some advantages of getting a halfway-decent bench meter include the high-impedance input mode, much greater AC bandwidth (over what you have now) and of course much greater accuracy.  Convenient data logging (can be always connected to a computer) is also a handy feature on many newer bench models.  $300 is a tough price point, there's a lot of junk down there.