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Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil
Hagerman makes a couple of different head amps to do what you need at reasonable prices and they are quiet.  
Enough is Enough
90% of audio dealers are the equivalent of car salesmen - they will say anything they have to in order to induce you to buy something. One local one I used to go to was always touting a particular brand that they represented, saying that nothing ... 
55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey
Definitely 65".  I have two of those in the house plus a 110" motorized drop down screen.  
A Turntable History Question
So you had a well hung rather than well suspended turntable? I have a mental picture of exactly what you are talking about but only the SME 30 comes to mind (c. 1990)  
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
I'd do the same thing when someone brings a bottle of agonizingly bad wine over.  I'd open a better bottle and let him see the difference.  If he couldn't tell the difference, c'est la vie - end of discussion. In the case of the audio end of thin... 
Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit
I run a Premier 14 in my main system and haven't needed to change a tube in years - wonder why you are having issues?  (My Premier 11a power amp in the same system has hit a spate of Chinese tubes that haven't been as reliable as the Gold Lions, t... 
Non-Audiophile Audiophile question!
You might consider some surface mount speakers, I use Vandersteen VSM-1s mounted on the ceiling for my rear channel in my video system.  
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
I guess a more general question might be are  speakers today (>$15k) better than their 25 year old equivalents? Some are, some aren't. I still use older speakers - Wilson, and Vandersteen and ML CLS that perform very well and I have heard an... 
Solid State preamp Brands
I have no experience with the Classe Delta, but I like Classe in general a lot - I still run Classe DR3 VHC power amps (x3) and one DR7 preamp which was an over the top model made in small numbers in the 80s with a separate power supply that looks... 
Time For a CD Player Upgrade
My suggestion is to do what I did - rip all of your CDs and put the files (in FLAC of course) on a network drive that can be accessed via a streaming unit. I still have a CD player in one system but haven't used it in ages - I can audition materia... 
An integrated bargain?
Moon equipment is a lot nicer than people give them credit for.   You can listen to SimAudio at Safe and Sound in Chicopee MA I agree. It doesn't have as high a profile in the US as it does up here in Canada but the units I have auditioned have... 
Are REL the most Musical Subs?
Let me put a word in for the much more affordable Hsu subs.  In my opinion they are musical and very economically priced.  I use a pair in my video system but have also listened to them in the main audio system.   https://hsuresearch.com/product... 
$8k for speakers - new or used
Try listening to some Wilson  Watt  Puppies - they might do the trick for you. They can be had used in that price range.  
Small speaker advice
Some of the small Totems I have listened too did a very good job - try and audition some Dreamcatchers if you can.  
Speakers that disappear
In my experience the best speakers at disappearing tend to be planar - the original Quads were quite good and ones that I still own, primarily because of this particular attribute, are Martin Logan CLS.