Dear rbtwsp,
I can tell you that my current set is a Naim / Klipsch combination and I am very happy with it.
My set:
Palladium 17B
Naim Nap 250 Amp
Naim Nac 282 Pre
Naim CDX-2 cd-player
I have to say that the combination sound beautiful, rich, open, lots of detail, never sharp.