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Do you past equipment appear in your dreams?
Dangerous terrain, I felt the need to warn you.  
Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose?
This is incorrect question. Ultimate in one system may not be ultimate in another. And I don't mean just different cartridges. I do suspect though that in most or all systems tube phono stage will win.  
Do you past equipment appear in your dreams?
nonoise, can you know when it is and when it is not ? You can't. Careful.  
What is your front end ?
Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm, Nakamichi 682ZX cassette deck, Panasonic AG-7350 SVHS deck. No digital source in my main system, though I have digital recordings on tape.  
New Accuphase Amplifier Experience
Accuphase is very popular in Japan, and this says a lot. Japanese are crazy audiophiles and ready to pay insane amounts for what they really like, either Japanese equipment or not. Many listen to tubes exclusively, though.  
Do you past equipment appear in your dreams?
This is an interesting and unexpected question. Of what I remember equipment never appears in my dreams. It probably does from time to time, though, but that's an assumption.  
Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ?
jhills, -40F ? It's winter North Pole temperature, that's incredible. I do know how this kind of cold feels. However, I don't know how to do winter mountain driving with tire chains. This requires special skill, I think.  
Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ?
House in Montana.. That would be a great adventurous move from New England. I would have to get Jokla parka from 66 North Iceland for those winters. This company makes excellent stuff. Recommended. I would also have to get used to driving pick-up... 
Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ?
Yeah, sometimes big is too big and when downsizing you are in fact normalizing and upgrading.  
Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range?
Kharma speakers if you can find them within this price range ? You have a great amp.  
Comprimises - How do you approach making equipment compromises
I'll just touch on a few points. Good sound is always naturally warm and detailed, never analytical. Analytical is coloration by omission.  I don't spend much on this hobby, I set an approximate figure that I can spend per year on average. $10k ... 
When was the last time when serious new instrument was invented ?
AI will replace musicians only if it also replaces us. In all other scenarios it will not. However, this real computer revolution is coming, what we have now is child toys, the very beginning. I don't want to even think about it.  
Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ?
stuartk, I see, it is more complicated. In any case, I am against slavery, to put it mildly, including being a slave of one's own wishes. Anyway, moving to a bigger house would be quite a system upgrade. Just a bit extreme and definitely very exp... 
Quandary
I certainly wouldn't want free in-home audition or even extensive at-store audition. I believe, dealer's time and effort should be paid for. Question is how much.  
Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ?
If I am not mistaken there was never slavery in New England. This doesn't mean there never will be. Those people from MA come to NH and buy up the whole areas. They are not welcome, you know. It started many years ago and will continue.