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Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Rogue and Yamaha won't do - the man is aiming at higher performance level. 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Are you people saying that this Luxman would overall be better than Pass INT-60, phono aside ? I am not familiar with Luxman.Another theoretical possibility is JM Focal Utopia. It will require tube amplification and well matched cables or it will ... 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
He is said to have over a million records. 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
I think, records on discogs are mostly overpriced. 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
I do talk to sellers sometimes. In most cases they want to get rid of me and my questions, at other times I get -you don't like it send it back- response. And I can't say I am fanatically strict, if stated NM record has couple of ticks that's alri... 
Sellers increasingly overgrade records
Not always in my experience. I know Records by Mail, he is generally good, though I did throw away couple of warped records from there in the past. 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Other integrateds you might want to consider.transistor:Gryphon Diablo 120 ( $13200 with great phono ).Pass INT-60 ( $9k, not sure about phono ).tube:VAC 160 Sigma SE ( $13k ? ).Octave - SE edition models. ( $5k - $13k ? ).Gryphon will be the most... 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
My first move with cables and power cords would be in the direction of Audio Art. I am a big Purist Audio cables fan but out of curiosity recently tried their $100 Classic RCA cable. Very good and great for the price. I would get their SE with Xha... 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Not to start it again but what terry9 said about cables was simply not true. You do need to spend a lot more especially if buying new and they can be the most cost effective upgrades. This includes power cords. I just didn't want the man to be mis... 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Not really. I just know that many choose Accuphase after listening to both. Could be more expensive. And you would want to audition the phono sections too. I understand, you want your integrated to last a long time before you upgrade.But that's "J... 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
If you consider Luxman you got to consider Accuphase as well. Do not buy the former before you have heard both. 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
It appears, though I may be wrong, that you want to do amp first approach not speakers first approach. This can be done but I think is more complicated and might limit your speakers choices.  
Moving a 5,000 vinyl LP collection safely
No, I don't suggest it, I store records vertically, I simply had in storage a few lying flat. 
Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening
Yes, with patience and good ear a lot can be accomplished for $20k even with new equipment, and with used you could have $40k-$50k very high level system, far beyond Klipsh and Luxman, I would guess. 
Moving a 5,000 vinyl LP collection safely
I had a few records lying flat for years - nothing happened.