Recommendation on power amp

You're welcome. IMO your posts read too much like advertorials.

One persons advertorials is another persons story and explanation of how and why something occured and testing experience. 

Would you prefer brand x good brand y bad 

Would you prefer brand x good brand y bad

Of course I would, if I valued their opinion - the more succinct the better. The value I place on someone's opinions is its motive. Is it a genuine conveyance of their knowledge or, is there an underlying veiled attempt at free advertising?

@audiotroy  the majority of your posts do seem more advertorial. You don't blatantly put down gear you don't sell but instead say something to the effect that brand X (that you don't sell) is good but brand Y (that you do sell) is much better. We all can read between the lines. Sorry but I'm one that could never do business with your establishment. 

I would consider not narrowing it down to those two.

Price does not dictate quality, I know $2000 power amps that outperform $50,000 ones.

Here are amps that are very transparent, so wattage is all you really need to focus on (normal listening distance with 87dB speakers usually don’t need more than 50W):

* Benchmark AHB2, can be used as monoblocks (as long as your speakers minimum impedance isn’t much below 3ohm).
* PS Audio BHK 300
* Arcam FMJ P49
* Parasound JC5, can be used as monoblocks. 
* ATI AT542NC