Love this!! It's funny, my husband and I had the same "box" that we dragged across the country with us for many years. Then a couple of years ago, I bought his (us:) a turntable for his birthday and we loved setting the whole thing up...centerpiece of our living room! That scratchy imperfect sound that comes with an old record...music to my ears!! Cheers!
I really love that occasional crackling sound, I think it just makes it so 'music' if you know what I mean
I know EXACTLY what you mean:)