A bit above your budget, the Musical Fidelity M6s PRX at $2699 is an absurdly good value for a new amp. MF is a great value and I find the sound profile to be a bit more musical and engaging than Parasound. 230w is a massive amount of power. It will drive your speakers easily. Full disclosure, I am an MF dealer. PM me if you want to discuss that amp.
Used, see if you can find a Rogue Hydra or Medusa. They should be in that price range and are brilliant. I have a Hydra and have rolled in Cifte NOS tubes and it is spectacular for the money. The Hydra is 100w at 8 ohms and will double output down to 2 ohms. The Medusa is 200w and will double output flown to 2 ohms.
I am am not sure if Kevin still has them but Upscale Audio used to have a used unit in stock from the Rogue.
Vincent also has a really nice amp in this price range. Can’t remember the model off hand.
Used, see if you can find a Rogue Hydra or Medusa. They should be in that price range and are brilliant. I have a Hydra and have rolled in Cifte NOS tubes and it is spectacular for the money. The Hydra is 100w at 8 ohms and will double output down to 2 ohms. The Medusa is 200w and will double output flown to 2 ohms.
I am am not sure if Kevin still has them but Upscale Audio used to have a used unit in stock from the Rogue.
Vincent also has a really nice amp in this price range. Can’t remember the model off hand.