Frank, Jolida or ASL is a good place to start although there are plenty of other tube choices out there for the same money. I also wouldn't be afraid of a nice solid state amp like a McCormack DNA-1, they are the best bang for the buck.
For speakers I would (of course) look for VSA's or some Vandersteen 2CE's, either of these will have good slam for cheap. I would say spend $600-800.00 on the amp, $1,000 on the speakers & $200.00 on some DH Labs Q-10 speaker cable. You will be surprised how good $2,000 will sound if spent wisely.