fatdaddy2

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I finally purchased a new Integrated Amp
Great choice!  I've been enjoying my 590AXII for the past couple of months; end game amp purchase for me, replacing about $10K worth of separates. Certainly hard to fault the build quality, not to mention the sonics.  
Bookshelf dilemma
Headphones.  Or trade in significant other who doesn't allow floor standers.  
Large room with low budget for speakers
Sounds like a troll post.  $30K budget is low?  Definitely a first-world problem.  No dealer willing to work with you on that budget, or do you just like trolling forums to stir the pot a bit?  If you've really got an array of REL subs, why are yo... 
What's a good amount of time to have my preamp unplugged before I swap out tubes?
If you grab it and get a third-degree burn, it is too soon!  
Seller Listing Pet Peeve
Caveat emptor.  If you don't like it, don't buy it.  
Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k
+1 @elangley01 Salk has a number of different bookshelf-size offerings that would fit your "sound plus appearance" criteria.  
Dust cover up or down?
Depends whether the dust cover has been cryo treated or not. Zap with your Zerostat just to make sure. Use a green marker around the edge of the cover for extra protection. I just use a dirty old handkerchief that has to be taken off before I s... 
most beautiful (looking) speakers
+3 Salk  
Ps audio aspen FR 30 Loudspeakers
Cracks me up how OP and others' sole reason for posting is to bash other people's design decisions and claim that a profit motive doesn't belong in high end audio.  Guess what; we wouldn't be here without it.  
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
FYI tubes get super hot.  That's what they do.  The more tubes, the more heat.  If you want a "cool" tube amp, try solid state (but not Class A)!  
Do power supply units/cables make a difference in sound quality?
Seriously?  Did the OP bother to search previous threads before resurrecting this old horse of a topic?  
How do you arrange the order of your records?
Only 3K or so, so I keep 'em in random order (with the exception of a few set runs such as Venus Jazz and Music Matters, which I keep together just for the heck of it).  Otherwise I just ignore everything more than a year old unless I really want ... 
tone arm with 10gr mass with 15 gram weight cartridge?
Shucks. Ah jest tapes a penny to the top of the headshell and calls it good. (Oh wait, it's no longer April 1st, is it?)  
Tubes becoming hard to get?
Hmmm.  Still using my tubes purchased almost 20 years ago.  Fools rush in.  
Is it ok to stack LPs horizontally?
Empty space on a record shelf?  What's that?