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I'm not even quite sure how to phrase my question, but here it goes...
+1 @erik_squires I just learned something new! 
Mapleshade...where's the love?
I think perhaps because they're more well known for their exemplary audio racks and stands than for their label.  
Cartridge Recommendations
You can't go wrong with the Hana. They make superb cartridges. Also, the AT VM760 is s fine choice.  
What's your favorite album cover art ?
The more I look at it, the more I love Tears for Fears, "The Seeds of Love" Such a snapshot of the bright and colorful late-80's/early-90's motif and so detailed in terms of symbolism and ideas! 
Is soundstaging emblematic of reality?
I don't go to live shows for the sonic experience solely. I mean, most venues have crap sound anyhow, and the idea of a live show nowadays is so much more than just the sound of it. So whether I'm sitting at the front table are the yellow jackets ... 
Possible new integrated amp for my new Focal Kanta's
Get your hands on a Pathos Logos. That should make you very happy indeed. 
HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???
I had two phono stages sell within 6 others a few weeks ago. Then again, When I first listed one of those stages a few months ago, it sat for 30 days with crickets.  
Songs That Sound the Same
+1 uberwaltz for the leppard/jett connection 
Audiopile hyperbole, reference, SOTA, ultimate and more...
"My loss is your gain" is always a warning for me.  
Budget? Cartridge recommendations
The Hana line gets amazing reviews.  
Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles?
And yet aging audiophiles tend not to be smaller or more compact 
Best speakers for max. $3000?
Another plug for Spatials. In the $3k range I've had Triangle, Acoustic Zen, Reference 3A, Maggie, and Totems and the Spatial M3 Turbos I have now simply play and present better than all of the rest.  
High End is Dead?
I forget the actual product, but there's a recent commercial for an app where this Gen Z actor is simply hitting buttons on the tablet screen to create a tune. Said buttons are marked "Bass", "Strings", Vocals", etc. and they all correlate to an e... 
What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned?
+1 for PSB being underrated. They get lost in the mid-price shuffle but the Barton's make a really good speaker.  
Phono Pre Advice
You can turn the OLED display off on the Gold Note. And the NuVista is quite good, too.