A turntable?

"I recognize that certainly 30 years worth of technology is a plus to getting a Music Hall, Rega or project but does it really matter?"

No. A good rig is a good rig, old or new.

Good build quality on a new rig will probably cost more though of course than similar build quality with an older used rig.

It... it didn't work out. My only high school girlfriend. She abided my acne, weirdo insecurity, punk record obsession, funny smells, and my ability to communicate with my Nintendo and my D&D group much more than I could actual humans with feelings.

For so long. I ran into her in college, awkwardly hit on her again, and was more jealous than I should have been when she started hanging out with my buddy, despite the fact that I was seeing someone at the time as well.

 I'd quit the D&D, traded the trenchcoat for some nascent-hipster tight pants and a giant Nick-Cave-In-Birthday-Party-shock-hurricane-haircut, had jobs writing for a weekly rag and selling Toadies CDs at a record store, but the insecurity and bewilderment were still there at the time.

https://www.thetradeoffsmusic.com/
Interesting... shame it's a 11 years old post.