looking for a warm ss amp....


for my paradigm studio 40s. i hate a bright treblely sound! i currently use signal cables and a denon 3802 reciever. i have had many people tell me to go with bryston or anthem, but both have been out of my price range so far. which of these have a warmer sound? how would rotel or b&K amps sound with my speakers? they seem to cost much less. since i can only buy used, i really do not have the opportunity to audition the different amps. i will continue to use the denon as my pre-amp.
fishcall

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I was wanting to use the Denon to power my center, surrounds, and outside porch speakers as well as for Dolby Pro Logic II (T.V.), 5CH Stereo (I like this one certain types of music), Dolby Digital (DVD), ect. I know alot or preamps can do all this but I don't have $1000 plus to spend. I feel like the Denon at 110 WPC isn't strong enough and can't control my Paradigm Studio 60 speakers. I have ordered the Studio 40s for another room. The best bet may be to keep the Denon for the larger Living Room where I will mostly watch movies with the Studio 40s, and then get a amp and preamp for the smaller music listening room where I will keep my Studio 60s. I know the 60s should go into the larger room, but my wife says they will not fit with what she has planned. How much do I need to spend to get that very clear warm sound that I am looking for? What preamp do you suggest then? My funds will be limited to around $1200 for amp and preamp.
all these recommendations are too expensive! i do not have several thousands of dollars to spend. i am looking at spending $500-$800 on a used amp and then another $500 or so on a used preamp if the amp alone will not clear up the brightness. i wish i would have bought the used anthem mc-3 amp on ebay awhile ago for $550 but i didn't. i also had a chance to buy a used rotel 993 amp for $600, but passed it up as well. i probably should have tried one of these since they were in my price range, but oh well. does anyone have any suggestions in my price range? also, does the denon 3802 have the same preamp section as the denon 4800 mentioned above. i am real nervous about upgrading after i read on here how monster cable was horrible and new speaker cables would really help out the sound. i ended up buying signal bi-wire cables for all my speakers, but hear very little difference from the monster xp cables. so again, any warm recommendations for an amp in the $500-$800 range used? also, preamp to match for around $500 used? these will be used to run paradigm studio 60 speakers (metal tweeter). is it possible at this price range?
Gunbei-
do you think that the mccormack dna 0.5 or dna 1 have enough power to drive the paradigm studio 60 speakers? i am finding that the denon 3802's 110wpc isn't enough to make this speakers sing. i like to listen to my music loud. and i will use the system for movies as well just not as much so i will need something to do dolby digital, etc. i was hoping to use the denon for that but it sounds like from the above posts that the denon's preamp section will still keep me from what i am looking for.