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Amp away for 20 year upgrade...back-up amp to the rescue
@arcticdethI thought you were using Odyssey amps? 
Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range
@ozzy62 Johnny R at Audio Connections knows more about speakers than you forgot.  I have been in his showrooms and the Vandersteens blew me away, it didn't sound like the closed in treble shy 2ci's that I once had.  It sounded like pure music. 
Amplifier speaker match
That Sumo was built by the late James Borgiorno, from GAS  (Great American Sound), Spread Spectrum, SAE and many others.  It should be a great Piece 
phono pre with Parasound halo 2.1 integrated
John...............If you are still looking for a phono pre, there is a real nice and fully adjustable Musical Surroundings phono pre here for 300.00https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-musical-surroundings-phonomena-ii-2018-01-22-preamplifiers  
Whats playing on your system today?
Roger Waters, Radio KAOS 
Where to go next, DAC or Preamp
I said that because I had their Dac 1 from about 6 years ago.  It was extremely bright sounding. 
phono pre with Parasound halo 2.1 integrated
John.............What about using a SUT into the phono input?  Should help with your lowish output MC cartridge. 
Where to go next, DAC or Preamp
No offense meant but I would look towards replacing the Emotiva gear, one at a time. 
Small 1 inch high jack.
Amazon has at least 20 to choose from $19.95 and up.  Depends on how much weight it needs to hold, etc.  I saw one for under $100 that could lift 66 pounds. 
SELLERS encouraged to stop accepting Paypal!!
I have done 115 transactions here and every one of them was with PayPal.  I never had a problem and will continue to use them.I am having a problem with an importer I purchased from in Japan.  He sold me an Acrolink cable for 270.00 which was supp... 
need advice for sound improvement
The 10 meter speaker cables aren't the problem.  I have been using 8 meter speaker cables for 10+ years with no side effects. 
5-10k budget... so many choices
My Golden Ear Triton References give me goosebumps everytime I listen to them. 
Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com
I participated  early in this thread but I see it is now just a big waste of time. 
Wadia S7i not reading the contents of certain discs
I would never use a cd player that wouldn't play all my discs. 
Parasound Halo Integrated Buzz/Hum
I had the Halo Integrated for 1 1/2 years and it was dead quiet, never heard any hiss from my 94db sensitive speakers.  If the dealer is close, I would bring the amp into the store and try it out in their show room.