Are marantz power amps any good?

How about there ss  amps though ?

Are there lesser amps decent for stepping  up into seperates for the first time ?

I don't need 300 watts per channel I'm just stepping up into seperates or intergrated , music quality is huge , just wanted to know if the marantz amps would be a good start on the lower budget side 

I definitely don’t want to over buy , I prefer a warm rich sound with plenty of detail still , and was told to buy an older b&k 200. , lexicon lx model . I have tried emotiva and felt it was too bright , which was a bummer because they are priced really nice . I really prefer something newer unless those amps suggested to me are the real deal . Marantz 7702mkii or 8802 will be the pre amp because I was told they have a great two Channel analog system , plus I can still get all the benefits of muti channel audio too . I really love the looks of tubes , but have no idea where to go . Parasound and anthem stuff looks good but was told they are not entirely on the warmest side .

Will look into those yogiboy!!

I will be driving monitor audio silver 8 (new model) 

I keep hearing to go intergrated with ht bypass , just trying to figure out how that would work with my marantz avr 7008 

I read that this years hdams are vastly improved , and quite a few people I know say that for two channel they are great now !!