You mean someone buys this stuff?

Perfect album for those alien looking speakers. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

"El Chunko" looks quite solid.
https://www.audiowood.com/shop/el-chunko

Keeping inline with the mass loading camp. Perhaps there is a discount at checkout if you provide your  contractor license #?

Yup, someone somewhere will sometime buy this 'stuff', much like the 'floating platter' TT and things beyond the rational regards of the readers here...

An ad for 'conformable ear buds'....You remove the ear bud itself, heat the ear piece itself, stick it into your ears, and wait for them to cool.

How hot?  Wasn't specific on that detail....
If you needed restraint in the molding phase, likely too hot...*G*

Affordability aside, I could definitely see a demand for the coffee-table / turntable. Imagine sitting there with a friend or your honey going through a stack of albums with a glass of wine as you listen to your favorite cuts. It’s a favorite pastime that is convenient and charming. It tells everyone that audio is a primary entertainment for your family (bad move if you have little kids though). What does it say about someone that their living room is focused on vinyl rather than a television? Definitely a market there.

"Began there in '51, grew up in Northtown LB, before the freeways turned to rivers of steel, glass and plastics..."

asvjerry-
You were not too far from the dairy farms of another era of LB. The stories from old timers and seeing pictures of LB convinced me this was a special area before WWII.

Father served in WWII, parents settled in LB. Their house note was $50 on the westside, which is where I grew up. Like other areas, LB has changed quite a bit.  More and more natives moving out of the area, as LB has joined the rest of the ridiculously priced beach ciities. 

Still a great location/ unbeatable weather. Demographic has changed over the last 20 years. Seems like more Gen X'ers, Millennials and younger from everywhere decided to move to LB. Also, like other metropolitan areas-gentrification in overdrive.

Homeless and psych patient population is out of control.

On a positive note, I have a few record stores in the neighborhood with cheap nuggets.