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The NAD 356BEE. It will sound a touch warmer and will deliver a touch more power at 80w. It is $799 without the internal DAC.
I bought a NAD 356BEE amplifier, and in my book it really sucked. I got rid of it.
My 326BEE worked much better.
There was something wrong with the overall sound balance with that amp. The bass and treble has a totally different character. I tried it with 3 different sets of speakers, and finally got rid of it.
I would recommend one of the amplifiers from Arcam, Musical Fidelity, or Creek.
The Musical Fidelity M3i is very good.
As an experiment,the top Qinpu is worth checking out. Other than that,depending on budget,the Creek Destiny is an awesome amp. Above that... Accuphase 200 series is fantastic. Unless you need more power it is a reference. I have a 306v and wish I had gone with the 200. I have never needed the additional power reserve.
I don't own the ls50's but I do have experience with KEF and my 93.5 db sensitive speakers didn't sound natural until I bi-amped with 2 200 wpc 8 ohm amps. I buy used gear to stay in my budget and if I can get a $3000.00 krell for $1200 a few years old i'm good. Check out audiogon.