tburdwin
You've have some very good suggestions so far, and as usual my man Soix made some excellent ones. In my opinion I'd suggest a preamp, amp, and speakers....and the speakers should be relatively easy to drive; no 85db 4 ohm loads please. Difficult to driver speakers may limit your amp choices, or force you into an amp you may not love.
I own an Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp, Aric Audio Transcend "Push Pull" tube amp $6,400, and the CODA S5.5 solid state amp $6,400......and they are all amazing, I can highly recommend all 3.
Preamps - Aric Audio Motherlode II $5,750 (RCA connections only) or Motherlode XL $6,875 (RCA and XLR fully balanced), Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven $6,395, Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4 $8,500, or Supratek 6SN7 Cabernet $4,000....are all world class, though I feel the Motherlodes and the Raven are the best I've ever heard.
Amps - So many good options available to you, others here may recommend others
Speakers - Soix's 3 choices are all spot on. I'd add the Pure Audio Project Duet 15 with wooden horn $6,850 or Trio with horn 15 $8,450, Volti Razz $8,200, Fyne Audio F502SP $5,250 or F702 $12,000, Revel Ultima Salon 2 $12,000, MOFI Sourcepoint V10 $8,000, Arendal 1528 Tower 8 $9,500, Monitor Audio Gold 300 $9,000, Rosso Fiorentino Elba $7,000 or Arno 40 $14,000......all of which are relatively to supremely easy to drive
Of course used would save you even more if you can find them, but even new you could get a great preamp, amp, and pair of speakers well within your budget. Best of luck to you