The Echo Rods and reals are solid options at good prices. I love my 5wt Echo Carbon rod and Echo Ion reel, would be higher up the price spectrum than a loaded ready-to-cast setup like a Reddington Path outfit, but will match or outperform a lot of rod/reel combos in much higher price brakes.
I liked my 5wt Carbon so much i went out and bought a 3wt Echo Boost, but went with a Reddington Zero reel.
For the money, you'll be had pressed to find a better "starter outfit" than something like a Reddington Path pre-strung kit, but it's not a great platform to build off of. Same goes for pretty much all bagged ready-to-fish outfits.
For a bit more money, you can get into something like I did with an Echo Base(or Carbon like mine) with a Echo Ion reel, and an extra spool or 2 loaded with different line types for different types of fishing.
check out echoflyfishing(dot)com (not allowed to post links??)
Most local Fly shops will also work you a really good deal if you go this route. Getting almost a complete extra spool with backing, line, leader for free, and even a little box of flies is not uncommon from some of the better fly shops, thats what I got when I bout my setup at least. If you add in wadders and wading boots, which you'll also probably need, you can get some other good deals on gear and extras. Best thing is always make friends with your local fly shop. They will almost always hook you up, lol, in order to keep your business vs big box stores like Cabela's, Basspro and online vendors and will often match prices if you are a good customer.