Diofan
Audio Troy is a dealer and can point you in a variety of choices and has the knowledge. I recently stepped up to a set of Legacy Speakers ( Focus SE’s ) and could not be happier. I truly believe this will be the last set of speakers I ever purchase. I have previously owned Infinity’s, Polk’s, Miller Kreisel’s, Ascend Acoustics and demo’ed a new set of Tekton Double Impact monitors w/upgrades. I went with a ATI 6005 Signature Series amp. Preamp is a Marantz 8805. I love the Marantz brands sound. It seems to play rock and roll well. Both are more than you want to spend, and @ 300 watts per channel, more power than you probably need. The ATI is also a little on the neutral side, and I wish now I would have went with something a little warmer. I also am a rocker, although I play about everything. It’s not uncommon for me to sit down and play a concert through my system at 105-108 db. ( from 11 feet ) . I also have a couple 18 inch PSA subs ( 750 watts each),so my cave has just about all the "THUMP" you could ever desire. As far as amps, I think I would go with a Parasound or something smooth. Maybe in the 150 to 200 watts per channel area.Tubes amps will not have the headroom your looking for. At least I don’t think so. You will get lots of other ideas and opinions on here, and that’s a good thing.