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Amp recommendations for Joseph Audio Perspectives2
@yuhengdu_tiger You just bought the VAC 70/70 are you already unhappy with it? 
Should music critics also be audiophiles?
Yes as Tom says above most Audiophile mags, print and online, do music reviews and grade on sound quality as well as performance. To me great music is great music but great recording certainly helps a lot. Likely these days most critics use headph... 
Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922
Good luck Brad I hope the new tubes work out well for you! 
Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922
I will say on the subject of Gold Lion 6922's I retubed my preamp with them and found them to be too bright. I love the Gold Lion KT77 but with the 6922's I ended up taking one pair out.  My preamp uses 6 tubes, I rolled in a pair of Matsushita 7d... 
Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922
If you just want to retube fairly inexpensively something like Electro-Harmonix gold pins would work. I would also suggest getting them from a good dealer, I use Upscale Audio and springing for their highest graded lowest noise tubes. 
In the course of audible events
I have tunes playing pretty much constantly at home working or not or in the car. I don't really watch TV and find silence unnerving. 
put tube amp on to shelf of a rack
I’ve owned a Salamander Archetype rack they are pretty flexy it may hold 150lbs but I would personally be leery of putting a 105lb amp on the top shelf. The other rack might be a better idea.Also if the rack you’re using is open architecture you s... 
Hum with Ypsilon MC26L SUT that goes away with touching
+ 1 stringreen I was about to say the same thing 
Audio Research Sold
He also used to work for ARC as their national sales director from what I read. 
Integrated Amplifier Suggestions?
Congratulations that's a gorgeous amp! 
Listening as a civilian
rvpiano I hope your recovery is speedy and the tunes soothing to your body and soul. 
Passing of an Audiogon Member
RIP Ezra and I hope you hear wonderful music where you are now. 
New
Nice looking device but one of those USB in's says future? So maybe it's not active yet? 
My testing confirms 16/88 is the best sounding sample rate
They do it all the time. Never trust they. They are out to get you. In fact they got you but you don't even know it yet. 
Soundstage gone
It sounds like your system is out of phase if sounds are coming from all over and there's no soundstage. As suggested double check your cartridge leads.