Best Analog for $10K

My recommendation would be:

Turntable: Dr. Feickert Woodpecker
Tonearm: Schick 12" or Audio Creative Groovemaster II
Cartridge + Phono: DS Audio DS-002

The alternative to be more "flexible":
PhonoPre: Trichord Dino Mk3 with "Never Connected" PSU
Cartridge: Ortofon SPU Synergy GM

Listen and enjoy!

Two things I do not want. One is to get on a spiraling upgrade path. The second is to avoid too much fiddling and tweaking and adjusting.

Maybe a laser turntable?

http://www.elpj.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_uEQp2Vg8

Luxman PD-171A TT, w/a Dynavector xx-2 cart and a Luxman E-250 phono. Easy to set up. Best TT I ever owned.

So many ways to spend $10k on vinyl system you're asking for. Each one will post what he's personally like, it might be hundreds of completely different opinions, why it is important for you if you have never ever heard any system of the contributors in this thread ? 

You have a huge budget to buy a decent system, but nobody knows what you like in your room, except you. 

I often read "this is the best i ever heard", but i heard it too and it's not the best in my opinion. We're all have different standards. 

I can only say that you can buy a great system for less than $10k and even if you will spend $20k it is not necessary better than $5k system. 

*chakster*
I agree with you. The only thing that ultimately matters is if I love what I hear in my room.
I have found this thread useful because it's given me a place to start. I've been playing with digital for over 25 years. I know Nothing about analog. I purposely ignored it. Now, I need to start somewhere.