It is a tough call. I left something out and had to edit. Without the time pressure I would do my best to replace the Reflection with a Raven Shadow and Townshend Allegri Reference preamp.
I wonder if you appreciate the incredible value this system represents. The Allegri Reference is passive and so uses no expensive power cord, yet achieves SOTA preamp performance. The Raven Reflection likewise being an integrated uses only one power cord. Either one saves a big chunk of power cord money while still providing incredible performance. Also the Allegri needs no Pods, they are built in.
The Townshend wire is incredibly hard to beat, for sure nothing for the money, and the same goes for the Moabs. And power cords. Soundsmith SG1 is both an incredible SOTA cartridge but also needs no phono stage- another huge savings both for the phono stage as well as the power cord it would need. This is also the only user-replaceable stylus anywhere near this level of performance, and you did specify forever.
Anyone proposing anything digital is doomed, NO ONE keeps ANY digital forever, so any system with digital in it is doomed, dead, stick a fork in it DONE!
You. Can't. Touch. This!
