Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?

grislybutter, it means just the table. Tonearm, tonearm cable, cartridge and phono stage are not included.

Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?

So you just wanted to start an analog vs digital argument?  You really don't have anything better to do? 

@mikhailark I asked questions in that thread that would have clarified that a 10K streamer does something different than a 1K streamer and I never got a fair response or explanation. I just wanted to learn and understand what would/could be the reason for the difference and the conversation fizzled out without an answer. The answers that were provided with all that bit-perfect stuff would have proved your point.

tomcy6, and you ?

Do all knives cut the same if they have the same sharpness ?

No.