I have B&W 802n's and have been powering them very nicely with an Aragon 8008BB, which you can pickup up used for close to that amount. In fact, it's for sale if you're interested.
I would imagine high power Brystons should be pretty good for N802 in the price range that you are looking for. I use Sonic Frontiers Power 3s to drive my 802s. I just love the 802s with tube amplification, because I feel the highs on the 802s could be to bright at times. The tube power somehow softens it a bit.
I concur with all of the previous recommendations:
My N802s are currently run by B&K 250wpc monoblocks: these are about $1,300 (each) new, or $2.6k: used, they're great. The Aragon 8008BB and the Bryston 4B-ST are also fine.
For the N802s, spend more money on your source equipment: DVD & CD players: they are transparent.
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