best used amp pre-amp combo for a grand

Go to Bottlehead.com and look at the Foreplay/ Paramour combination.

For an amplifier,look into Hafler. They are musical and reliable, unlike much of the high end junk out there that has a high failure rate. The preamp? Acurus.

Try picking up an Acurus amp & preamp combo. Mondial who was bought out by Klipsch had cleared out most of their stock as they were dropping this brand name.
They have a 5 channel 125X5 and a 200X5 that you may be able to get used for under 70.00??

I still see some of the amps for sale out on audioreview.com and many people have posted reviews out there as well.

I found a CJohnson 12L w. Mullards, should arrive next week. Now I need a matching amp. Frankly, I don't care if it is the same family or not. I think that I'll stay with SS for the amp, I have 2 'little ones' and the stress levels are high enough as-it-is. Thanks for all of your interest. Martin