Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening

Update!!!
     
There has just been a pair of VMPS RM30 ribbon speakers put on VMPS website of Audio Circle for $1000 used and in good shape a few minutes ago.  The guy's wife didn't like them so much as he did.  This pair retailed for over $5000 new.  You want clarity, beautiful voices, dynamic, great soundstage, tight bass--all with adjustability to rooms and systems, here it is.  I've owned a pair and have the big brother VMPS RM40 BCSE edition.  The RM30's will sound great in any room.  At their new price they would be a bargain, at this price--unbelievable.  Read the reviews online.  Heck, if you didn't like them you could sell them at a profit out west.

Well, my speakers are much better with smaller scale acoustic music, including vocal, than with anything else. Not bad for jazzrock, though, and electric guitar anywhere. Not good with large scale music. Does it mean that the speakers are bad ? It's a matter of perspective, I don't think so. I assume that only extremes, either junk or reference level, speakers perform more or less equaly with any kind of music. Think JM Labs Focal Grand Utopia, top of the line or close to it Kharma, Tidal, MBL etc. So, ideally yes, in reality no or not quite. Electronics is another thing, there should be no difference. And cartridges - I don't know, I didn't notice much difference when excluding the speakers and listening thru the headphones, still slightly better with acoustic music, but so are my headphones !

The Luxman looks nice. I have the (now discontinued) Luxman phono stage that I love. I don't know the pin designation on the Luxman balanced connections but they may be different than the US standard that atmasphere mentions above. If you are still thinking Klipsch, check out the new Forte III's but as others said the room is important, if the room is too "boomy" these may be a little much. For turntable the Amadeus is worth checking out-great sound on mine but not at all retro in appearance. 

Just tagging in. there is too much good input here to pass this thread up.

Well, I happen to think this thread has an incredible amount of bad information. One poster says "Tekton DI's are all the rage these days and many people are selling their far more expensive speakers for them", and suggests they merit strong consideration. For F’s sake, whatever the hell you do, avoid the flavor of the month on forums like this one. There’s always an easy way and the right way. The right way here is to audition gear on your own after studying the various tried and true, ENDURING means of achieving good sound. There are only a set amount of tried and true paradigms; high power solid state with inefficient full range speakers, moderate British style solid state with stand mount monitors, SET and low power tube amps with horns or highly efficient easy to drive speakers, high power solid state with planars, etc. One poster just wrote;

Electronics is another thing, there should be no difference.

Nothing could be further from the truth. An indisputable truism; everything matters and electronics sound markedly different. Nothing will kill a system more effectively than mediocre electronics. You are better off with 10K worth of electronics and a $500 pair of well designed stand mounts than a pair of expensive speakers and cheap mediocre electronics.
I feel like sysyphus rolling the rock uphill sometimes and surely sound like the parody of a prophet in Monty Python’s "Life of Brian". You are retired and you presumably worked hard to get to the place you are at. Time is important but shortcuts will kill all enthusiasm. Travel to three retailers with diverse lines and listen to what each have to say and play for you and formulate real-world opinions first hand. You came to the wrong place for good advice. Discount mine as well as need be.