Hi,

Been years since I set up a system and I'm quite overwhelmed by the plethora of equipment! Here is what I am trying to do. I'm a casual listener but a lover of music so when I listen I want it to sound reasonably well. The configuration I am planning is as follows:

a pair of Bose 201 speakers inside (A),
a pair Bose 251 outside (B),
an iPod connected to an amp via a docking station,
a multi-disk CD player (that can also play MP3 onto burned disks)

My main question (and the only one for now) is the amp. I think 100-150w per channel is sufficient. I want to concentrate on only well known brands with a good reputation. I am trying to stay in the $300-600 range. Would someone please suggest the 5 or so of the top name brand amplifers or intregrated (FM) amps that I should concentrate on (so I don't get overwhelmed)?

I would greatly appreciate any help.

Thank you
Wally