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Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
Does the plasma tweeter respond to different power cords and/or power conditioners ? That Lanshe/Ypsilon set-up that I mentioned had Stage III cables and power cords and HB power distribution device. I heard the tweeter normally needs to be replac... 
best preamps
Whatever they might be they got to be tube.  
Golden age of vinyl recordings?
Yeah. Never I don't know, but the way it has been going since those times probably not in the foreseeable future. Besides, tube equipment and tape decks are most likely to be extinct soon enough. Attitude is not as it used to be, things must radic... 
Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
Lansche/Ypsilon and Kharma/Lamm or Wavac are some of those great duos.As for me, I never think along the lines you suggested. Life is full of surprises. 
How much to spend on phono preamp
I would spend at least double on the phono stage. This is $1k cartridge with low output, you want quality phono that can bring out the best in it. Tonearm cable is very important too. 
what country has the worst graders of "collector" rock records
Speaking ebay, it is getting worse everywhere, in my experience. Canada in fact was pretty good. Brits always grade EX which means little and varies from VG to almost NM. Japanese started overgrading a few years ago, before that they tended to dow... 
It is hard enough buying new speakers, let alone older speakers to use as an upgrade
shkong78, what do you drive your Lansche with ? 
Cartridge upgrade
What if you want to upgrade phono stage too ? What would you like to improve ? This is debatable but I think that phono stage should be better than cartridge, and often, with the exception of vintage cartridges, this means at least double the price. 
Bookshelf + sub vs. floorstanding
Floorstanders should give you more coherent sound, theoretically. Personally, I don't ever even think about subs for a relatively small room. You will of course need good source and electronics too, along with cables and wall current. $14k is pret... 
Power conditioner or outlet?
I suggest you first plug everything in your power conditioner except power amp. Listen and then plug power amp in it as well. Listen again. Try various music, including very dynamic one, and move the volume control up and down. If you hear no diff... 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
Mike, good luck.Just please don't audition speakers that you cannot afford. On the other hand, extra $1k might be worth it if you can manage. 
Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record?
We can argue forever. But all three are important, plus isolation and plus tonearm cable. 
Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record?
Great. We have two analog camps. They might seem uncompromising but are still much closer to each other than to a digital/whatever camp.Chakster, turntable more than touches the record, that’s the beginning of playback. 
Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record?
Yes, table itself is the most important element, then arm, then cartridge. And the interaction between them all, of course.I have $4k table/arm and $500 MM cartridge - sounds very good.Why would you want to convert analog into digital ? In a sense... 
Cleanest CD recording to test with
Oregon - Beyond Words, Chesky Records is not bad. That acoustic bass is something.