Santa suffers from the same misconception that my entire family shares when it comes to buying wine or any electronic gadget for me at gifting time - they think I won't like it because I already have enough of either to satisfy my curiousity.
However, I found a bunch of vinyl under the tree with my name on it this year. The new Stones, the new Jack White, and a few others. My soon to be twelve year old niece took no small delight in being instructed how to operate my gear, how to handle an LP, and how to appreciate the difference between digital and analogue. She's rather adept at cleaning the vinyl, too.
Of course almost everyone else appreciated the sound from my Thiels and a few expressed interest in becoming Thielistas themselves.
As the Zen Master said, "We'll see."
Happy 2017, kids!
