Paul, we're glad to hear from you anytime. Turntables are neat. I have a budding collection of vinyl and just found an old Grundig tube radio I'm having looked at.
I also am restoring an old Philco home tube powered entertainment center (I bought this one in high-school-turntable, AM radio and jack for the reel-to-reel I bought at the same time (pre-cassettes or 8-tracks).
Thing is, you're as close to music as many who rely on MP-3's and other recording/playback devices. And the old stuff is COOL!
I just sold a couple of old synths to The Old Synth Guy
(a Mini-Korg and a PAIA Strings-n-Things)and kind of wished I had kept them.
OH, I recently bought a Whirlitzer Juke Box I'm going to restore.
Fun toys, for OLD OLD boys!
Don't be a stranger!
Russ