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Great responses! 

Some really great artists mentioned too. There is nothing like relaxing to the sounds of Nat King Cole, Ray Conniff or one of the many greats that sound so good on vinyl. I enjoy music from the 1930's -70's but find there is great music from most every era.

I have been hearing how vinyl is making a comeback but it must be people who remember putting on a record. Every younger person I talk with has hundreds of songs on an Ipod. Their idea of a stereo system is their Ipod sitting in a speaker dock. Nice to have so many songs in such a small place but the sound quality sure isn't there. Great for a car but not at home.

  Vinyl does seem to sound best on a vintage system too. When I was 15 I received my first good stereo. My oldest brother had a girlfriend and our families would occasionally gather together. Her father was an electrical engineer and on one visit to his house I told him how much I admired his stereo system. I found he loved talking stereos and we talked the next few visits. One visit he ended up taking me into his garage and giving me his retired Sherwood tube amplifier and tuner as a gift. Great guy! They served me for quite a while and I still have them on a shelf in my garage. 

The same brother recently told me how he had sold (gave away) his entire record collection to a used record store years ago when CD's became popular. He had over 3000 LP's, mostly 1960's and 70's, but some 30's and 40's. Every one had a special anti static protective sleeve and were very carefully played. He said the used record store that bought them were very excited to see so many records in such good shape. I'm glad I kept the few hundred albums I have but I would have loved to have gotten his record collection.

Everything in my stereo is tube powered. After many years and stereos I've found tube equipment and efficient speakers have everything I was looking for.