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Budget amp for NS-1000. Rotel, march or parasound?

Just got a pais of yamaha ns1000 for use as studio monitors. I tested them with a parasound halo a23, hca 2200ii and a rotel rb970bx. Both parasounds were good, with room for improvement, the rotel was bad. 

Now i dont want to get the a23 because the price is not good around here, I own the hca2200ii with another system and my options are a rotel rb990bx, a march a400s and a parasound hca1206 bridged. Im leaning towards the march but is it good? Both rotel and parasound are cheaper, is the rotel a better option? Thanks 
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 I've owned 3 pairs of these, the NS1000’s can sound a bit in your face, but still need an amp with great bass control or they can sound a bit fat down low.

A good smooth solid state, with high class A bias would be good to keep the in your face sound under control. Maybe a good (reconditioned) second hand Krell KSA-50 or KSA100 fan cooled very high class A bias. And yes the Halo A21 or A23 which are also high bias.

Cheers George

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