How much do I have to spend?

Hey, I am sure the Job 225 is a very good power amp.  I stand by my earlier statement though  - that an amps PRIMARY job to drive a pair of speakers.  It serves no other function.  So the amp should be properly matched to the speakers it is tasked with driving to at whatever sound level the listener is comfortable at with no fear of clipping or going into protection mode.

Your Rotel will do this @ 200 wpc and so will the Job @ 125 wpc.  THD are indistinguishable with both.  And there are literally dozens more that will do just as good a job.  Again, your speakers are very easy to drive.

But the true refinement comes from the pre-amp and I am sure the reviewers were all using one.

But if you want a Job 225 based on one user and some reviewers, go for it.  It does look like a very nice power amp for the money.  I was just trying to compliment you that you already have some pretty good equipment and maybe you don't need new gear.  Proper speaker placement and room acoustics play a huge part in the final result.  Good to you.

honashagen,   I assume that  when you say the upper mids are killing you, you mean that your system is too bright or harsh.  That problem can be caused by any of the components in your system or any combination of them. 

Do you have a friend whose components you can swap into your system one at a time to see if you can find the offending component?  That would be a good thing to do before you start spending money.

I'm surprised that the Primaluna amp isn't working better for you.  It should have no problem driving those speakers.  I would call Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio and discuss it with him.  He's the expert on Primaluna amps and can probably help you out.