Hi David,
Thanks so much for your response and for posting your systems on WBF.
After a couple of months I will try setting up a second system based on Klipschorns. Have you heard them set up to good effect? I'm most interested in your experience.
When I made the selection for my primary system it was based on years of looking, and on the premise that I would buy the best I could afford and invest my time and resources in bringing that gear to its ultimate level of performance. Not having extreme dollars to spend in a system, I chose the best I could discern. Given what I know, and continue to learn, about the paramount importance of setup and room treatment, I'm happy to live with maximizing the performance level of what I have. I don't consider the TT a fixed part of the system, nor the tonearm, cartridge, cables or power conditioning.
Cheers, and thanks again,
David