My current setup is not all that expensive, and it's also really sweet:

Yaqin MC-100B tube amp ($780 shipped to my door.)
Electro Harmonix 12AX7 preamp tubes ($10ea)
Sylvania 6sn7 chrome domes, circa 1948 ($75 matched quad)
Stock Chinese KT88's
Bias set to .55v

Sony SCD-CE595 5-disc SACD changer ($60, craigslist)
Cerwin Vega VS-150 floor-standing speakers ($200, craigslist)

Toshiba HD-A3 DVD player

Coming soon:
Yaqin MS-12B phono preamp ($300 delivered)
Pro-Ject Debut III turntable ($330 delivered)
Acrylic platter upgrade for Debut III ($100 delivered)

Charles.