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Your not a serious audiophile I'd you have??????
Yeah right, your system must be worth more than your wife for you to be considered an audiophile. 
Hunting for 1st pressings
As an example. I have Pangaea by Miles Davis on Japanese vinyl, three pressings - original pro, original regular and same year reissue.There is no doubt that the original regular is better sounding than reissue, and the pro is better still and not... 
Where is the weakest link in my system?
It's hard to say, besides those speaker cables. I would guess that you are up to a serious upgrade not just 'warm things up' and improve high frequency extension. I would probably think of getting a higher class speakers first. In other words, you... 
Hunting for 1st pressings
First pressings are often if not always best sounding and worth pursuing. 
Integrated recommendation help
Rowland Continuum and Gryphon Diablo. 
Hunting for 1st pressings
Easy to identify with Japanese pressings from 70s. I hunt for Japanese first pressings pro - very rare and quite expensive.I never pay much for sealed records. Even if they are not re-sealed, you never know what's in there and the condition. Somet... 
CARTRIDGE WOES?
If you hear what I would hear I would very much prefer the Delos too. The most important thing to be conveyed are emotions, and it appears that Delos, at least in your system, does it much better. I heard praises for Delos outside Audiogon from pe... 
Upgrade path
I would most likely replace the power amp first. You never know how your speakers can sound until you give them the right amp. 
Your not a serious audiophile I'd you have??????
Funny. Let me try too.You are not a serious audiophile if you don't keep your cartridge at a constantly monitored precise temperature.You are not an audiophile at all if you can't hear the difference when you machine clean the same record with dif... 
Why are record cleaners so expensive?
If a power cord or a couple of rare records can cost $3k or more why can't an excellent record cleaner cost the same or less?$3k for a great custom suit is not nearly enough, by the way. Try $8k - 10k. Having said that, I do think that $3k machine... 
I hate when this happens ......
There is always something better out there, it gives you a perspective, and that's good. 
Questionable service at Soundsmith
As a theoretical potential customer I am not interested in hearing about Peter's life circumstances, even less so on the open forum. There are friends and professionals for this kind of interaction. 
LAST record preservative improves the sound
And when I asked him if it would make sense to use this on records that I don't play for purely preservational purpose, he was not quite sure but said that it might not make economical sense. I said I don't care about the cost since I only have co... 
Questionable service at Soundsmith
Whatever happened he or his representative should've apologized if they didn't and shouldn't have charged you at all. It does sound like they only care about the money and their own problems not about other people as well. Sucks big time. 
Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?
I could consult you on this real good but I will ask others to do it.