Krell S300i vs Hegel H100 vs Parasound

Went ahead and ordered the Focus 340 today. Room is 12.5x13 with an open back.

I dont listen to my music loud but with enough volume to give it some liveliness. I'm sensitive to bright sounds and it fatigues me. Anything on the warmer sound would be great.

How much higher up?

I don't think the H100 would suit me but rather the H80 would as it has optical inputs.

Also found a used Mcintosh MA5200 which has optical and USB inputs and supposedly it's not as warm as traditional Mcintosh amps but still has that toning down quality.

Don't think I want to spend much more then $3k new/used as I don't like stretching my budget for such incremental increases.

Not much in the way of Ayre or Musical Fidelity on the used market right now. Read some reviews on the Pass and it doesn't seem to have warmth to it like the Mc would possibly have.

The Hegel and Mc MA5200 don't have built-in eq so I will probably pass them up as I would like to have some sort of control over the sound as they will be at least three different sources.

Too many options out there.

I may just use my Rotel Processor for now and get a nice amp and then upgrade the preamp later.

BUT, for those of you who use external DACs what do y'all use to adjust the sound, like a 5 band EQ or something at least.