Here is what I would consider if I would have to start new:
Jolida JD100 Tube CD player
Jolida JD302B or JD502B Integrated Amp
Monitor Speaker suggestions: GMA Europa, Soliloquy 5.0 or 6.0,
Spendor S3/5ASE
I really like the P.R.A.T. of my Jolida 302B amp (better than the Linn system I had before). Very dynamic, very musical. Wonderful midrange. Bass is reasonably tight after swapping tubes to Svetlana. Also very quiet for a tube amp (even compared to solid state). The speakers are a little more difficult, although I have heard good things about the Europas or Soliloquys in combination with the Jolida amp. Also you still have some money left for better tubes, and cables if you buy used.
Good luck.
Rene
Jolida JD100 Tube CD player
Jolida JD302B or JD502B Integrated Amp
Monitor Speaker suggestions: GMA Europa, Soliloquy 5.0 or 6.0,
Spendor S3/5ASE
I really like the P.R.A.T. of my Jolida 302B amp (better than the Linn system I had before). Very dynamic, very musical. Wonderful midrange. Bass is reasonably tight after swapping tubes to Svetlana. Also very quiet for a tube amp (even compared to solid state). The speakers are a little more difficult, although I have heard good things about the Europas or Soliloquys in combination with the Jolida amp. Also you still have some money left for better tubes, and cables if you buy used.
Good luck.
Rene