For me it was no clicks, pops or overall record noise from worn records. Sold 90% of my records. Still sad about that.
@ghdprentice - I loved my Nak tape deck and when they came out with a CD player I grabbed whatever cash I had and drove to the nearest dealer. The sales guy said don’t buy it, I was not going to listen to him until he actually compared it to a Rotel. Night and day. I brought the Rotel and had it till it died about 3 years ago. I totally agree with you, the Nak CD player was horrible.
Also had an AR table. But lusted for an Empire.