Bryston SST, McCormack DNA, or Parasound Halo?


Hi everyone. I'm looking to step into speakers world from headphones world. The speakers will most likely be a pair of Usher BE-718. I'm considering Bryston 2B- and 3B-SST; Parasound Halo A-21 and A-23; or McCormack DNA-125 and 225. I'm not sure if I'll need more than the 100-125 watts the lower-rated amps in each line provide, but the better headphone amps are almost always over-built, so I thought maybe speaker amps are similar in that way.
BTW I'll use the Benchmark DAC1 USB to drive the power amp.
chenc

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All of your choices are OK. I would give the nod to the DNA 125 and the 225 better still.
You have only Solid State listed. If you really want the three dimensional sound stage you might want to consider tube power amps or all tube integrated amps.
The single most critical thing that makes tube equipment desirable to me is that the tube amp is capable of producing halographic music. Tube power is magical in terms of soundstage and giving you 3D imagery. Don't rule the tube option out because some ridiculous arguement that they are all a pain to use and are high maintenance.
Just do as little tube rolling that you can. Curiosity led me to tube rolling. It is not required.