My experience with NAD has been mixed, but I like their multi-channel amps a great deal.
Anthem? Their receivers, especially the 7xxx and above are really configurable for ouptut in terms of using as a pre, or using unused channels for different Atmos channels. This lets you supplement an MRX 740 with a stereo or 3-way amp for instance and have a lot of additional amplified channels.
Of coruse, if you must have XLR, the Anthem processors are the way to go.