New Audiophile?

My 35 year old  son's wife bought him an all n one record player on sale about $200. They collect a couple dozen rare lps from 90's bands. He was kinda proud of it saying "sounds pretty good, huh"? Through my teeth I said yeah, not bad.

He brought over a new lndie lp he just got. Put it on my revealing mid fi system. He said wow, I never heard that violin or those backing vocals before. I felt pretty good.

I know he ll never put the $$$ into a system like mine, but he respects my hobby.

I jump started my son on his 16th Birthday.

Dennis Murphy modded Pioneer monitors.

Schiit DAC

Parts Express 10 in sealed sub.

We made a high pass filter with a couple of caps in the cables.

He borrowed an original NAD 3020 from the storage rack in the basement. ( noisy controls) 

He got a Sony 2 channel integrated with BT a year later.

He is 28 now and still likes to lay by the sub while cranking tunes.

@paulfolbrecht 

Once she realizes the amount of sweat equity that's required, she'll run from it like the plague.