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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Testing interconnects. Played these two albums all day. Man, they sound good.Dinah Shore ‎– Moments Like These (RCA Victor 1958)Doc Evans ‎– At The Gas Light (Audiophile 1967) 
The Future of Speakers?
The OP's description wasn't necessarily incorrect given the brevity of his description. Given the advances in technological development in the digital domain, who's to say this transmission  technology won't make its way into some future aspects o... 
How I'd spend money given no limits
@Hilde45 nails it. Freedom from having to work and financial stress, and the liberty to listen at your whim is the ideal scenario. 
“Classic” phono stages 2007-20013?
Mid 1980s. Croft Micro. £150. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw I remember Birdy. She did a cover of White Winter Hymnal.Robin Williamson ‎– Songs Of Love And Parting (Claddagh 1981) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Various ‎– The Music Of David Lynch - Benefiting The David Lynch Foundation (Communion 2015)Live concert in LA. Interesting.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dinah Shore ‎– Moments Like These (RCA Victor 1958 mono)Raised the VTA 1mm on this. Snap! Delicious.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
First Aid Kit ‎– The Lion’s Roar (Wichita 2012)Recommended.‎  
"Addition of subwoofer to Music System"
2 x REL T5i 
Has anyone heard the SAT XD1
@daveyf 3 reasons. 1. The manufacturer can pursue the state of the art.2. The manufacturer can reside in the upper echelons of the industry. 3. No need to deal with too many annoying humans. 
Cartridge forgiving of "non-audiophile" recordings and pressings
Have to agree with millercarbon. The better your rig, the better poor records sound. I use the cheaper cartridge now and again because my Decca SuperGold/Paratrace/Decapod doesn't really like damaged disks. 
budget phono preamp choice
Schiit Mani especially with a better linear power supply.  
Right Speaker music drops, replaced with hum, when playing from Elac 50H Turntable?
Check the switch under the arm. It shorts the signal to stop motor clicks when arm isn’t on record. 
Cartridge forgiving of "non-audiophile" recordings and pressings
My poor-record-condition AudioTechnica VM750SH at $400 is great with poor recordings, and it's not rolled off either. 
Easily the best and most significant sonic tweak one could ever make!
Good to hear that aids can assist. Obviously, deafness of any sort is a problem in this game.