...installing the AKITIKA pre-amp into the third system and being rewarded with instant music, and no smoke...
or finding a Tascam 112 MK II in a thrift store (I know..Cassettes? Right?)
or finding a VG+ Whalefeathers in the used book store at the antique mall for literally a small fraction of its value. (All the records here are two bucks, the books as marked...)