garrettc

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Looking for seperates under $5k~
McIntosh MA6900.  Or any from MA6500 and up.  Or Mac pre and power amp. In that price range you have your cake and still have money left over for dinner. 
Cartridge recommendations
There's a Shelter Mk iii on ebay right now, $795. One year old. 
Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable?
Get some Wilson Alexandrias and you'll quit chasing that rainbow of supreme sound.  Heck, even some Sophia 3's would be heavenly.  I don't care what electronics you have, the speaker is always the end guy on the food chain and the one that you'll ... 
Help Choosing Speakers
A nice set of pre-owned Wilson Sophias. 
Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile.
You sound like a hammer looking for a nail.  It would never occur to me to look for an amp to work on.  And if I were, I would hope I knew more about than most other people.  You should probably look for an old Scott integrated and go to town on i... 
Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl
Luxman, McIntosh 6100 or 6200, Sansui AU-9900 or 11000, NAD something...  
Room treatment-I was afraid of this
Put bass traps in the corners of the room.  Personally I think high end cables are hocus pocus.  If you can't hear the difference stop right there and re-educate your ears. 
Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time?
Everybody’s different. That’s all I know. I love my music, but life also happens. If music is on all the time, are we actually listening or just hearing it.  I prefer for my listening sessions to be a choice rather than a habit.