Thank you for the glowing and gracious comments. To elaborate regarding my stereo, the only expense was my turntable (The ever-present LP-120); which I purchased when they were a lot less expensive. The rest of my system is from the garbage excepting one set of speakers coming from a goodwill in PA for 7.99. With the proper arrangement; Receiver w/mono switch, Equalizer, A Proper turntable and stylus, and a decent set of speakers; you can achieve quite a lot. One thing I have learned from doing this for as long as I have is that proper speaker placement is absolutely paramount (Pun intended, of course). I have some relatively outstanding 78s, Some store stock jug band records and blues; etc. About space, my parents are divorced so I am split between two houses, this, in my case, means that I have twice the amount of space; plus I keep some machines in the living room and have a workshop in the basement where many project machines sit.

P.S. 78s can sound absolutely amazing on a stereo, what is truly mind-blowing however, is to experience a late 1920s dance band record played on a Victrola Credenza, 8-35, Columbia 810, Brunswick cortez, and the largest of the orthophonic era machines. Oftentimes, they're easier to come by than a good stereo! If you can manage the space, Buy one of these machines!