Newbie, old timer or returned to analog?

I've been collecting and listening to vinyl since the 1960's.  I admit to having been sidetracked for a few years after the introduction of CD's, but I never gave up on vinyl, which is still my preferred medium. 

Always had a turntable.  Stopped listening to music for a while, then got back in.  For a time I purchased nothing but cd's, but eventually went back to vinyl, which I always kept.  Have had the same cdp for quite some time.  Have been upgrading the analog end over the years and have finally got to the point where I'm satisfied.  Used to dislike cleaning records, but don't mind a bit now.
  I used to think I had a pretty good record collection, approx. 1200-1300, then ran into an old friend I haven't seen in decades who has around 17,000.  That's a pretty good collection.

I grew up on LPs, but lost most of them to a flood when I was 24. Then a couple years later my cat jumped off my turntable, sending it to the floor. It never worked right after that. With a broken turntable and a decimated record collection I decided to wait until CDs came out and the players became affordable. In 1987 I bought my first CD player and listened to digital almost exclusively for the next 20 years.

Except, I wasn't enjoying recorded music like I had in the past. I feared that it was an aging thing. I got a turntable and started spinning some records. I felt young all over again. I was so taken by the analog chain that I didn't even listen to one CD for half a year after getting a turntable.

8-1/2 years later I have around 1500 LPs, many culled from thrift shops, but others are high end reissues. I still listen almost every day, and listening to music always raises my spirits.
I stll have my TT from 2007, a Technics SL1210 M5G with several tweaks. I have handwired PTP phono and line stages, Magneplanar 1.7s with dual subs, and a Perreaux power amp. I also picked up an Audio Technica HOMC mono cartridge for the Beatles mono albums, but I also discovered they make magic with the 50+ yr-old mono LPs I picked up at thrift shops. I have around 60 mono LPs so far that I know of.