Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening

again -- all thanks for the info.. lots to think about...  Just a another specific directional discussion - while I'm heavily leaning to speakers like Cornwalls ( I am concerned if I can fit these into the places I may rent in spokane based on internet searches of rentals with garages for my new yukon  - even the Devore 0/93 - o/96 styles are retro appealing - even Volti Rival mentioned - keeping more retro -- I will be listening to the tall thin types like ML 60XT - Definitive Tech Mythos and other in a wide price range like this to include devore - KEF towers - just to understand what is out there..  I do need the speaker to do vocals as clean - natural as possible and have clear - not muddled reproduction and sound stage for the hearing the various instrument on good source -- I a low - modest volume listen of variety of material that include jazz - instrumental - singer - songwriter - classic songs by male and female vocalists that have instrumental voices -- some classic soft rock -- but I rarely listen to hard rock or metal - so what I'm after is not about hard pounding loud rock

I would also check out Vandersteen speakers if can find a dealer out there.  Great sound and value.  Good luck! 

I just did that exact same thing....was always into home theater. Decided to go back to vinyl...took me a while to get to where I feel finished. I too run a set of Klipsch horned speakers (Chorus II’s) went with used Mac solid state.
The turntable took a couple of tries with both table and cartridge.
Good luck with your quest....I hope you have as much fun as I did.
Although I am not retired yet....I will be in January

I'm also in the Pacific Northwest.  Definitely check out Gig Harbor Audio in where else Gig Harbor WA.  They are very much into vinyl and have a great website.   Of course once you come over to that part of Western WA you may not want to go back to Eastern WA.  Also Tacoma has a Vandersteen dealer. 

A couple of general comments.  Take your time.  If you are a bit like me you will enjoy window shopping.  I mostly have to buy 'blind' as I live in rural New Zealand.  My town only has two hi-fi dealers.  Both excellent and knowledgeable but of necessity the rage is limited.  Forums and magazines are helpful.  I would counsel to give more weight to magazines that are able to do their own testing - Stereophile, Hi-Fi News (UK) etc.  I am a long time reader of these sorts of mags and you kind of get to know the reviewers, and their fetishes. Every now and then there will be a review of a product you have or have heard and that gives you a touchstone.   Maybe I am just lucky but have generally been satisfied with my blind purchases.  

I second the recommendations of Rogue Audio for amplification, and Technics for a TT.