HT in Tubes

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I'm contemplating on using push pull tubes and high efficiency speakers in a home theater setup. My reason being, there are many high value tube amps and speakers out there either in kits or fully assembled. Some of the inmates here might have already done this and I would appreciate your opinion and suggestions.
Here's my initial setup:
4-6 Antique Sound Lab Wave 8
4-6 Moth Audio Cicadas (4 for no center, 5 for standard 5.1, 6 for 6.1)
1-2 subwoofers (Hsu, M&K, Vandersteen, Rel, Velodyne, etc)
1 Solid State Surround Processor (Outlaw Audio, HK Signature 2.0, etc)
cables (DH Labs, LAT, etc)
DVD (no choices yet)
42" Plasma TV
Room size: small (LxW:16'x12')
The floors are marble and the kitchen which is on the right side of the room has a granite counter top. I did a clap test and I hear a slight echo so the room is certainly live. I'm also setting up for another room that's fully carpeted, so it might be anywhere from soft-medium.
Assuming that all of the components must be brand new. Will this setup sound better than your typical Solid State setup (perhaps using different speakers) at the same price range. Will it also be better in stereo compared to the solid state setup. Music preferences: Jazz, Vocals, Rock and Blues.
Budget for the system excluding the Plasma dislay is $5,000-6,000

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Topic - HT in Tubes - htstsset 00:48:25 04/26/02 (5)

Tubes work great for HT - Michael 09:39:46 04/26/02 (1)

Re: Tubes work great for HT - htstsset 10:08:02 04/26/02 (0)

Re: HT in Tubes - kotches 06:36:45 04/26/02 (2)

Re: HT in Tubes - htstsset 09:58:51 04/26/02 (1)

Re: HT in Tubes - kotches 17:31:43 04/28/02 (0)

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