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What new gear have you just bought?
Yesterday I finished an EAR 834 clone (black board).  Sounds great! Not going to replace my Modwright PH9.0 but would be a nice back up if I hadn't butchered the chassis!  
I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil...
Ain't life grand? One more upgrade path!  
Duelund speaker cable gauge for my system?
If you google it, there's a good write up on Duelund on a blog. I ran dual 16g and I found them bit on the warm side; I read that the larger gauge you go the warmer it gets.  Never tried the 12.  For speaker I ran them unterminated. Legendarium ... 
Moving Up from a Jolida JD9
A used Tavish Adagio will be in your budget, if you can find one. I would put it as just a bit below a Modwright PH9.0 (which I have and was able to compare with the Adagio; I sold mine for $1600). I used the Adagio with my VPI Prime.  It made m... 
Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"?
"sorry, but no" or "sorry, but thanks for the offer" I try to acknowledge.  You never know, they might come to their senses. More than a few have comeback with better offers.  
First Tube amp suggestions
Analog Ethos I built the Legendarium and it is excellent.  
Cable elevators
In ground wire radials on antennas, raising the wire off the earth ground will actually change the characteristics of the antenna, ergo the wire.  What electrical change, I don't know and have never measured the actual wire.  I do know it affects ... 
Interconnect
I like DH Labs Pro Studio. Currently use homebrew solid silver; not much difference if at all.  Pro Studio maybe has a slightly boomier low end.