With those speakers, I too would choose the MC501.
Read Brian's great thread. He had 802s and ended up using McIntosh amps with them after trying many others: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1055189481
You must have a verified phone number and physical address in order to post in the Audiogon Forums. Please return to Audiogon.com and complete this step. If you have any questions please contact Support.