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How many dealers do you use?
There are so many brands that you can only buy through a dealer unless you're buying used (often without a transferable warranty).  Are all of y'all just sticking to the direct selling manufacturers and the Music Direct's of the world?  I do somet... 
How many dealers do you use?
I believe we should support dealers....there's many good ones out there and I certainly wouldn't be proud about bypassing dealers or only buying from manufacturers with a direct sale model (which is fine as well).  But please, support dealers. 
Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp
Not easy to find these days but you could also consider a Kelvin Lab The Integrated.  I'd love to get my hands on one! 
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
I think the Townshend Pods are great bang for the buck and I use them myself.  But I don't pretend for a minute that they perform at the level of SRA platforms....it's not even close but my wallet is happier for the choice I made....it's all about... 
What Integrated Amp do You use
@elan120   Sugden A21SE look to be a very good choice. Wonder if anyone knows the current price? The list price is currently $3,750. 
Listening at Night vs. Day
Since going to a power regenerator a couple of years ago my SQ never changes....always sounding optimal. 
Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp
Of those choices I'd lean towards the Pass or Luxman.  The Sugden would be a better fit with higher impedance speakers that aren't 25W minimum like yours.  Your Ascends drop to 4 ohms and I'd think the Pass and Luxman would cooperate very well wit... 
Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp
Truly depends on the speaker pairing.  What are your speakers? 
Quality 1 meter RCA Interconnects under $100?
For a 1m RCA pair you are not going to do any better than Audio Envy for $125.https://audioenvy.com/product/home-car-pro-interconnects/prestige-g9-rca-pair/  
Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?
Those were certainly the decades he drew most of his inspiration from.  Comments like his are all about individual perspectives. 
So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy!
Ok, so you're going to apply the remaining 2 channels solely to audio.  Any reason you wouldn't have the McIntosh tube preamps at the top of your short list? 
So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy!
It would definitely be helpful to understand what amp you have. 
Air Tight ATM-300R or Shindo Cortese 300B
Perhaps slightly off topic and maybe I need to start a different thread but let me pose a quick question on the F2A.   Originally the Cortese F2a was a single 6aw8a tube per F2a tube, and went through an evolutionary change years  later to dual tu... 
Air Tight ATM-300R or Shindo Cortese 300B
That's interesting that many prefer the Shindo F2A over the 300b version of the Cortese.  I rarely see a 300b version come on the used market but more often see the F2A's so I presumed perhaps the preference was opposite.  I know the F2A has had 3... 
Help look for second amp
what does "fun" sound like to you?