10 years

Rega Planar One with NAD Stereo Integrated Amplified and JBL floor standing speakers

Whenever you travel to Europe, carry an extra suitcase and reserve a day for vinyls. There's tons of record stores, markets and thrift shops that sell new and used records (in pristine condition and low prices). Take the effort to visit garage sales and join communities where records are likely to be sold. Veteran collectors give away stuff when they declutter, there's geriatrics giving away records because no one in their family values them, there's deals and discounts on online stores, so scavenge and keep discovering, keep scoring! I listen to all genres and building a collection that's diverse was a natural route for my sensibilities but that said, pace it over a decade or so, so it's easy on the pocket as well.