Which chess players are/were best at the endgame? Can you refer me to their exemplary games? I need inspiration.  I'm an amateur. One of the areas that I find least likeable and just plain boring, is the endgame.  I sometimes feel like I'm making no improvement there whatsoever.  That's why unless I am significantly up in terms of material and can force a win fast I try to get a draw or just resign.  But anyhow I want to get better and find the motivation to improve my endgame, so I figured one way is look at some examples of masters of endgame.  Maybe that will help me see the exciting aspects.

I've looked at several resources but I was reading a few days ago that high rated grandmasters these days are all good in every aspect of the game, including the endgame (or they would not be up there), and that old grandmasters who were seen as great in endgame, were actually not that positionally sound when their moves are compared with today's chess engines.

So I figured I just ask about that here, as I've got different opinions, someone saying Magnus Carlsen is the best in endgame, while many others go to historical figures like Capablanca, Rubinstein, and Smyslov (couple others also whom I forget).

And if there are particular games/books by a particular master that really brings endgame to life, I would appreciate you mentioning that so I can look and be inspired. Thank you!
Here are a few candidates for great endgame players, where I give a feeling of their playing style and recommended sources:

Capablanca

Capablanca is considered to be a balanced player, but one who excelled particularly in the endgame.


  The game might be divided into three parts, the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts.


Recommended sources:


Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games by Irving Chernov
Capablanca: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala


Smyslov

Smyslov is best known for the simplicity of his play. He adopted an intuitive approach to most moves.


  [By studying 'simple' endgames,] I was able to gain a deep feeling for what each piece was capable of, to sense their peculiarities, their strength and impotence in various different situations on the board, the limits of their capabilities, what they 'like' and what they 'don't like' and how they behave.


Recommended sources:


Vasily Smyslov: Endgame Virtuoso by Vasily Smyslov
The Legend: Vasily Smyslov - GM Ben Finegold on YouTube


Karpov

Karpov is best known for reducing the options his opponent had, even in the endgame. Zugzwang and prophylaxis was his forte.


  I still remember Botvinnik's reaction to each of my games, right from the opening moves. At first he would express amazement, then annoyance, and, finally irritation.


Recommended sources:


Karpov: Move by Move by Sam Collins
Karpov's Endgame Mastery for Beginners on YouTube