grislybutter

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Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
of course. And the caveat is that going cheap often ends up the more wasteful route. I am stuck with broken used gear that I could fix if I bought parts, maybe, maybe not.   
A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed
 its ripping paypal off I am somehow not worried about paypal's profits.  
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
well, it's a hobby for people with resources for sure, $$$ helps. I feel that my lack of funds has taught me a lot, how to spend the little wisely and focus on enjoying what I have and chasing good recordings and not gear..   
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
I have 30 other priorities/purpose for my hard earned money that isn't a turntable   
Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ?
and Falcon. I spent a ridiculous amount of time on the Falcon and Roger home pages.  I was trying to find information about their speakers. I emailed them. 3 or 4 times, no response. I gave up, finally, there is no pricelist for their speakers, ... 
Watts! How many do we need?
@bigtwin Your explanation was super helpful, thank you! It's why it's worth coming here....  
Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?
@immatthewj I was being sarcastic. I can't count these 0s.  
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
@lewm isn't the cable from the streamer deliver the stream to the DAC? like 1s and 0s?   
Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?
Spend $30000 on speakers and $70000 on the rest.  no budget for cables?  
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
@mikhailark I write code every day ETL-ing Gigs of data so I know a bit more than the basics.  
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
got it thanks @inna in that case, for the table alone, if I had 10K, I wouldn't. It would be a waste on me.    
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
@mikhailark I asked questions in that thread that would have clarified that a 10K streamer does something different than a 1K streamer and I never got a fair response or explanation. I just wanted to learn and understand what would/could be the re... 
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
for a turntable not full analog front end  I am sorry for my stupidity but what does this sentence mean? On the subject, the part I understand: yes I would. 90% I listen to is vinyl. I don't know what a 10K turntable sounds like but probably p... 
Help with high end bookshelf speakers
he said it's not hifi. Confidence is key.  
Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ?
we are talking about excellent or better source and similar level speakers. what's excellent/better? How do you define it? By a threshold of what?