Thanks for the replies,

I have checked out most of the equip that you fellows have mentioned.

I drool over the McIntosh stuff as well, but the new stuff is real pricey and I'm hesitant about used gear because I don't know enough. The ASL stuff interests me because I could get into tubes for a modest investment and even if I can't resell it, I could always use it for a second system in the living room.
Ran into a home theater installer at a jobsite ( I see a lot of real pricey, 200K, home theater rooms thru work ) and he was raving about some JM Labs 700 series speakers that he just used. What are your thought on JM Labs? Also Tannoy Pretigse series.What would be the cut-off for speaker efficiency with a tube set-up?
Any thought on Dared Amps? They look great, are in my price range and seem to be getting good reviews. Also Rogue Audio has some stuff in my range.
We will also be putting a 60 inch TV in the same room and my first thought was to have a completely seperate system for home theater ( 1 movie a week doesn't justify a pricey set-up to me ) but could we do a 5 channel system using the tube gear?

Thanks again Dale