TT and phono preamp - what best match for my system

A Tally Up of how a 200 Hour listening session over 2 Years will be a cost near $150 per Album.

Source Material @ $3K? - $5K? - $7K? + Source Replay Ancillaries @ $7K - $10K - $15K - 30% depreciation over 1 Year / 40% - 50% depreciation over 2 Years.

The above, with the mid-to-high costs and depreciation, will hit the magic $150 per Album. 

As a novice user, maybe they should be informed there is the likelihood a Cantilever will suffer a catastrophic failure at their hand at some time, which will add considerably to the calculation if buying in the $1K - $2K purchase area.

Surely there must be enough on the table to strongly suggest that a really, really attractive Source Material and ancillaries that are current are worthwhile to investigate to see where Value is to be had in the comparison.

Note: I am a Vinyl Source user for as good as 40 years with a keen interest.   

Pindac, I agree with you completely. However many hobbies are not completely about cost, or even value, there is a clear emotional component, and phonography seems to speak to that. But really, if someone did not grow up with vinyl, I would not advocate for adopting it as another source. And would suggest that they find a friend with a phonograph and spend some time understanding that vinyl replay is demanding on many levels, and can be rewarding as well.

As much as the cost can be an impediment, so can the ritual, the time necessary to optimize, and use a vinyl system, and as you point out, the frailty of both the equipment and the software. 

But when someone is set on taking the plunge, I advocate for the best that one can possibly afford. That would seem to have the greatest chance of success.

All.. very much appreciate this dialog and frankly this is pushing me in the direction of upgrading my digital path. At least at this point in my life, I don't have the time nor will to tinker with fine instruments such as these TTs and related componentry. This thread is probably saving me from the heartache of dropping thousands on a system I'm not truly going to follow through with.  A truly unexpected but highly valuable realization for me.

Not sure if it's proper to repurpose a thread that is for analog to diverge into whats the best way for me to upgrade my digital, but that seems like the way to go here for me.  

Dear @trebuchet   : If you own over 300-500 LPs then you can go with the Rega 8 and Apheta cartridge along the JC+3.

In the case you want to start then I don’t recomended for you and is better to use the money in digital alternative that as @ghdprentice  posted from 10 years now is superior to the analog alternative.

In the other side the analog alternative is not " plug and play " you need a deep training inside the front end uzse and many other issues as to own a clean record machine, probably better TT mat , a very good damped plattform where the Rega will be seated, etc, etc.

In any case and about the subwoofer you need not one active unit but a pair ( 2 ) of self powered subwoofers that must comes with high-pass filter, one of the best options for your Sonus Faber are:

Digital Drive Plus - Velodyne Acoustics

Regards and enjoy THE MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

@rauliruegas you literally confirmed my conclusion 1 minute after my post, making me even more sure I'm taking the right path.  
Velodyne huh? I will be visiting local HiFi stores and will see if they have any. I know they carry RELs. Do you have any opinion on them, in general or with respect to pairing with Sonus Fabers?
Agree with you i need one per channel L & R. I've heard that and that's my plan.