Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?

When a $10k streamer closes the involvement gap with vinyl I will buy one.

The answer will depend on if you already have a substantial record collection. If I was starting out today with no records, I would not be investing in a turntable. Cost of new records has become a barrier to entry for new vinyl enthusiasts.

Yes, why not ? But it is also a matter of funds distribution. I am horrified by $25k streamers but not by $25k tables.

Of course. However why not listen to both sources?

Of course. LPs are often much better mastered. So LP, recorded at 24/96 often sounds way better than any stream OR even 24/96 from HD Tracks. This is not because analog is inherently better, but because mastering is better. I rarely actually listen to LPs I own, but I do listen to them recorded into 24/192.

I would NOT pay for a streamer more than $1-2K. Sorry, I am a software engineer. :-)