Amp pairing for Nad m51 and focal 816w speakers

" Any other comparable amps to consider along with the rotel and parasound?
Shogun22 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)"

What type of sound do you like, and what's your budget? There's so many choices in amps, you should try to focus on some must have qualities. Also list any qualities that you don't want. The more you able to narrow your focus, the easier it will be to pick the right amp.

I think it was a smart move to just buy an amp and use the volume on your DAC.

Budget is $500-$1000 ish but there is room for increase on a great deal, I don't mind buying second hand as long as it's clean. I have a small room (14x10) just for music that doesn't have any treatment yet but that is planned down the line, maybe I should wait in amp and take care of the room first.

My ear is still developing so I'm not sure what im hearing sometimes. the nad m51 dac brought in a lot of clarity and life to the speakers, it opened up the bottom end, maybe a little too much for the room without treatment, so I don't need more bottom end. Highs are a little harsh when volume is turned up, so I don't want to add any brightness. I am currently using rotel 1075 amp but that's 5 channel and I'll probably use it for HT setup later or sell it and want 2 channel neutral sounding and good synergy to the focal chorus 816w speakers.

Emphasis for me is clarity and definition in sound stage and neutral, a little warm or musical is ok in overall system but dac is already adding a little warmth so hopefully amp balances it and doesn't add more warmth

YBA 3 Alpha Stereo Power Amplifier
Listing ID: lis65j6g

Take a look at this listing. It's a little more than what you want to spend, but it may be worth it. YBA is one of the better matches for Focal.

Cool I'll read up on the YBA, at first glance it looks great, but only 40 watts at 8 ohm, the rotel I'm running now is 120 watts. I know that all lower isn't the same but it's considerablly lower.