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TUBES
Tube Depot, Viva Tubes, The Tube Store. Between these 3 providers, the tubes needed should be available. If it’s some odd tube, like ones yours truly recently needed, an order was placed to a man from the Ukraine on that auction site.  
Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst
Owning units from both manufacturers, here is my advice. Van Alstine makes great gear to a price point. Conrad Johnson is next level gear. Shoot for the Conrad Johnson. This is only an opinion based on trial and error experience. Individual result... 
Do any of you kids , want your system ???
“Do any of you kids, want your system ???”At this juncture in life, thankfully, no. What the future will bring as life progresses is anyone’s guess.  
Tube vendors.
After trying E-Prey, Upscale Audio, Tube Depot, Viva Tubes and some dude on USAM, the only issue ever encountered was with the Tube Depot. One tube, of the pair, was not up to snuff. The Tube Depot rectified the situation in no time flat.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Charlie Pride. In Person 
PS auido Direct stream Dac
The Directstream is wonderful. However, PS Audio shall soon release the next version dac. Very good deals may be reached soon for this unit.  
In term of construction, what's the difference between cheap vs. expensive power cables
“So the bottom line is what's actually inside a power cable that make them so expensive?”Fairy dust, Magic and Unicorn tears.  
Why are equipment racks so expensive?
Seems that most things are pricier since orange man bad gone.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dust. Forgot to lower the cover.  
Where is Cary Audio?
Audiogon and USAM have quite a few Cary units listed at this time.  
Old digital that still kicks butt
In a second system resides a MSB Link 2 Dac modified by Channel Islands Audio. The power supply is a Monolithic Sound unit. This unit was bought on a whim. So far the MSB has sent a Bryston BDA-1, BDA-2, Bel Canto 2.7 and a Raleigh Audio Rakk tube... 
Other Tonearms that use Graham mount?
I’ve seen Graham tonearm with a couple of different mounting types. Recently, I nearly pulled the trigger on a Graham that had an sme mount. Ended up purchasing a black widow instead just to see how it goes. So far so good. Vinyl Engine is a great... 
Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC
ASR seems a little quirky at times. They juke the input voltages on certain equipment to obtain better SNR readings. Not certain that holding ASR in high regard or as the reference would be beneficial for you as a consumer in the long run.  
why did my record player slow down, speed up, then go back to normal?
Self check? 
Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system?
Trial and error.