So, at the moment I'm using a Trio reciever. It's not much good, I'll grant you that, but I've modded the output stage a bit for better linearity and symmetry, and bypassed the tone controls. Okay, these are the embarrasing bit. Their main virtue though, is that they are terrifically efficient, which is great for the valve amp as that's only about 9W RMS per channel.
New speakers are first on the list though.
It's got a Grado cartridge, which helps things a bit. Tape Deck Uh-uh. I don't use tapes anymore. The deck in the picture is my Sister's anyway, which I have since given back.