hello, although I've been pretty seriously into car audio for a number of years I'm just starting to put together my first real home system. I was hoping I could get some advice about various setups; I'm looking to run a pair of moderately priced towers (i.e., Vandersteen 2ce or Klipsch RF-35; any feedback on a good set of comparably priced towers would be appreciated as well) a good CD source unit and turntable - a tuner would be nice too. Anyway, I was considering using a tube amplifier such as the Jolida 302 or 502 to drive the towers and was wondering if using a vintage receiver such as a Marantz 2270 would be good for this sort of setup - would a nice preamp be better since I wouldn't really be utilizing the Marantz's 70watts per channel? Having a remote control or the convenience of a third input for aux would be nice, but more than anything I'm looking to get the best sound for my money and build a system I won't feel the need to upgrade only a few months after putting it together.
Like I said, although I've been into audio and have been around home audio for a long time, this will be my first "real" home system and I'd appreciate any feedback, advice, or recommendations. Thanks