A few years ago I was in the same situation as you, I was considering NAD, Creek, Cambridge..

Finally I ended up on the used market and got myself a Rotel RA-980BX which is worth about 3 times as much as those other amps I was considering buying new.

My suggestion is to shop a little on the second hand market to see what good deals you can find (www.audiogon.com, www.ebay.com , classified in magazines..).

Mikhail / www.MusiqueMachine.com