Getting started w/ tube equipment


I am interested in tubed components and, knowing nothing about them, am wondering what a good place to start is.

Some reference material that might explain advantages/disadvantages to integrated or separate.

What to look for to match components and perhaps some suggestions for a good place to start (brand, model, etc.)

I recognize this is highly subjective based on individual style and preference, rooms, etc. but i need to start somewhere...

Thanks.
botit
frankly I would start with tube friendly (high impedance easy to drive) speakers

then look for the proper amp
A U.S. built integrated - Rogue Audio Cronus - base model using EL34s 55wpc, or Magnum model ($400 more) 90wpc - using KT 90s - easy to bias, musical, well built, excellent customer service. Also, with socket savers you can use KT 88s or KT120s
Set for 8 ohm speakers but you can switch a wire to convert to 4ohm.
not sure. i remembered embarking on this journey once before, thinking then that i'd be able to narrow it down based on suggestion but learned that it's not that easy, which is why this thread, I hope, will teach me how to fish instead of tell me which fish to buy. I'd like to do the research I just need to know what the right place is to gain an understanding of equipment requirements/relationships so I can get started. Or... it could be the post Christmas time off... either way, I am already being educated.
Botit,
For people to provide reasonable suggestions they need to know at lease your speakers,room size,listening volumes, music genre and price range.