Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3

Thanks for all the input Mbovaird, unfortunately, i am in INDIA! - theres a local dealer in Chennai (where i am at ) which carries specialist stuff - other than these guys (who are i think is a Malaysian based company) is the only reputable dealer i can find here, i am envious at the position of many who have access to great used gear, in my situation - i have none.

I called them too many times today lol, to hear about the VAC amps but looks like they haven't heard from from anyone from The Valve Amplication Company (VAC) - If their deal doesnt get through i have two choices.

1.To go with the Pass Labs
2.Go to Malaysia (where i have family, and live there for a bit) and buy and carry back the VAC from whoever the dealer is over there ; but i will really doubt option 2 since electronics are heavily taxed into India and further more
after sales support will be very difficult.

As far as speaker goes, yes you are correct 1.7 is weak, i heard it in my system for a short-while and i just hate using a sub!

I am also leaning towards Tannoy Glenair or Tannoy Turnberry (Anyone heard this before with Pass Gear or VAC or even Aesthetix Gear???)

I am just going bonkers, with no music!

Hey Guys just to keep you guys updated - VAC did not get back to my dealer, so that chapter is closed! looksl like i must lean towards a solid state/tube combo.

although pretty frustrating indeed, after taking of your input matching with the type of stuff i have access to, i've indeed come down to one out of these two choices :

Choice 1
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Pass Labs XA60.5 Class A Monoblocks
Atma Spere M1 (Dual Chasis Tube Preamp)
Tannoy Turnberry / Tannoy Glenair 15 /Devore Fidelity Gibbons 10 or (X)
or PMC OB1i

Choice 2
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Manley 250 Tube Monoblock
Atma Spere M1 (Dual Chasis Tube Preamp)
Tannoy Turnberry / Tannoy Turnberry Glenair 15 or PMC OB1i

On paper, i do prefer the much for expensive Choice No.2 but in reality, it seems like theres just too much tubes! if i were to swap Atma Spere with
Manley 300B RC Preamp which has lesser tubes (and cheaper unit too) it does
not have balanced connection) which i need for the long run of cable that needs to be run (balanced )from my dac to the preamp.

For speakers, i realize, i do not have much experience with many speakers
except for Tannoys,Devores and 1 PMC which i heard.

I am going to list the type of music i listen to so you pundits here can tell me
which is a more apt system, i listen to everything from soundtracks to rap to electronica,world music and jazz.

My music choices
1.A.R.Rahman (Indian Music / World Music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWW74AXzASE
2.Thaman S (Indian Music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyIzYIuSJy0
3.Chano Dominguez ( Flamenco / Jazz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Hw5XvTweg
4.Trilok Gurtu ( World Music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lWTOmxDkiA
5.Joe Henderson (Jazz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCEjkzJRgC8
6.Dave Brubeck (Jazz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8E5A27PJHk
7.Adrian Shwerwood (Electronica)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAorTMGz78
8.Funkadelic (Rock / Funk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk
9.Concerto for Shakukachi (Classical)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4n4eNblHPA
10.Bela Fleck (Bluegrass / Jazz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2RJ78Y-z-M
11.Guiseppe Tartini (Classical)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7rxl5KsPjs

As you can see- varied seems like a shy word..
Thank you for your time, and am really pining my hopes on those who are in the know.

sorry for the typos and alienated english - meant to say, under Choice 2
Tannoy Gleanair 15 / Tannoy Turnberry / or PMC Obli - sorry for the typos and erroneous phrases.

"A pair of used Revel Salon 2's is another option (in the $10K range). I've also owned these speakers, and they are incredible for the money. But they require GOBS of power. 750 watts into 4 ohms minimum. They really sing once you get over 1000 watts into 4 ohms (Bryston 28BSST2)."

A minimum 750 watts into 4 ohms overstates Salon 2 requirements, IMO. In my reasonably large approx. 6000 s.f. room with a 17.5' vaulted ceiling, a Plinius SB-301 that output around 470 watts per channel into 4 ohms played them to concert levels with no problem at all. As do my current Symphonic Line Kraft 250 monos (that actually play quite a bit louder than the Plinius did, notwithstanding the putative 250 watts designation).

The key to driving them is to use fast high-current amplification. Although the Kraft 250s are even better, the Plinius was very good in this regard - the only reason I switched to the Kraft 250s was because I got an insane deal on an essentially new pair of the Kraft 250s and couldn't pass up world-class monos at that price.

I wouldn't want to use less than say 200 wpc with them (which would disqualify most tube power amps), but they don't need KW amps to drive them either.

Are you serious? Have you owned these speakers? I have. If you don't own these, then stop spreading misinformation. The Salon 2's demand MASSIVE amounts of power. I had 1.2kws on them, and it was "proper". My previous 600 watt amp was suffocating.