Don, I cannot say what amp you'd like best. I don't believe anyone here can. My opinion is that the word "best" should be stricken from our audio hobby vocabulary.
We simply have too many personal preferences about what pleases us most. And our systems/rooms are too diverse and matching can be a key element.
So with that, let me offer a suggestion to look into, an amp that is not well known -- the Monarchy SE 100 Mk2. They are compact, reasonably light (monoblocs), affordable, and apparently satisfy customers with a wide variety of speakers, from Quads to large dynamic systems.
We simply have too many personal preferences about what pleases us most. And our systems/rooms are too diverse and matching can be a key element.
So with that, let me offer a suggestion to look into, an amp that is not well known -- the Monarchy SE 100 Mk2. They are compact, reasonably light (monoblocs), affordable, and apparently satisfy customers with a wide variety of speakers, from Quads to large dynamic systems.