Power amplifier advice?

My first speakers back in the day was a NHT 2.5 and I used a Bryston 3B-ST on it. In retrospect a terrible combo.

I owned the Schiit Wotan and sold it to raise some funds. The Wotan is slightly warm and a very powerful amp. Almost as beastly as the CODA #16 that I also had in the house. The Wotan needs a lot of hours (1 month for me) to clear up the top end grunge. It sounds very nice after that.

The Wotan would be a great amp with the NHT 2.5.

BTW - I currently use the Class D Audio GanFet 6.5 ($985) that replaced the Wotan. It is not as strong on bass as the Wotan, but it is a bit cleaner on top. I think the Wotan is the better amp, but I feel better not spending too much now on my office system since the room is becoming increasing full of computer gear.

BTW - I can recommend the Schiit Singular DAC (also a preamp via iPhone). It is the best DAC they made. I owned it and sold it to buy the imersiv D-1 DAC (4x more expensive). I owned the Yggi+ MIB | LIM | OG DACs so I have some frame of reference on the Schiit DACs.

@kaj  I love my Anthem MCA 225 Gen 2.  It's powering the front two channels of the HT system from which I also enjoy some incredible sounding music.  It really makes a significant difference in the detail of the sound in shows and movies.  When metal clunks you can really hear that grind if you will.  It really sounds metallic...wait...feels metallic.  lol  You actually cringe.  As I type, I'm watching the super trippy War of the Worlds that seems like another Three Body Problem. Wow!  What a different take on the title!  The sound is out of this world...he he.

Buy the speakers for the room and then the amp for those speakers.....

@brskie +1 I wouldn't use those NHT speakers for loud listening to hard rock/metal. Klipsch Forte's would be far better!

A pair of Fosi V3 mono's with two 48 volt power supplies would do nicely - 200+ wpc. Around $300!