Add one vote for a wiggly meter, for all the reasons mentioned. An interesting combination is the [hp] 427a which is an analog electronic VOM benchtop. Or you could get a true VTVM, which from sheer weight will be a benchtop, even if it comes with a handle. The [hp] 410b is my favourite. 120MΩ input impedance, and AC volts to 700MHz. Do note that the ground pole on those instruments is connected to mains earth. Like on a scope.
Those wigglies are all active, meaning they will load the DUT like (or less than) a modern DMM. The Simpson 260 recommendation, which for Europe is a recommendation for an Avometer or an Unigor, is for a passive electromechanical meter, with a much higher loading. This is a bit of both; sometimes it's a blessing, sometimes a curse. Most power circuit measurements are fine, and you can count on higher interference immunity. Small signal measurement is another thing; so much that the inherent loading in a 10KΩ/V instrument was assumed and compensated for in the nominal values in service manuals back in the day before the Fluke 8020. (You know when there actually WERE service manuals...)
I would not, however, rely only on wigglies alone. The DMM, bench or portable, is in many ways a much better instrument and as has been noted, 2 are always better than one. And 3 are better than 2. (4 is better than 3, and so on.)
/Måns; Fluke 10, 123, 8060a, 8021, 8022, 27CE. Gossen MetraHit 14, 25. [hp] 400H, 410b, 427a, 974a, 3438. Avometer 8. H&B Elavi 4. Unigor 6e. Grundig RV55. Marconi TF1041b.