Please recommend an inexpensive small desktop amp to drive 120W 8 Ohm speakers (if such exists)

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If this is for use on a desktop, you'll never, ever need anywhere near 100 watts to destroy your hearing with almost any speakers. You already have a suitable amp to drive the Yamahas. Just use the V3 or grab another one if needed. It makes an honest 90wpc at 8ohms, far more than you'll ever need in a desktop environment and more than most will ever use even in a larger room.

The 'MORE POWER' brigade is always lurking, waiting to tell everyone out there that we all need massive wattage to drive speakers in domestic environments. Check any SPL calculator online and you'll see that in most set ups very few watts are ever needed or used.

In near field, without needing much headroom for dynamic peaks, no EQ and not full range speakers, you might be right about those few watts.