Mark,Such nostalgia...Dual, BSR, Anthony's Fish Groto! I still have my Dual turntable around here somewhere and a couple of Beatles LPs in "near mint" condition. Some other classic vintage LPs also...Chicago, Bob Seger. It's been 4-5 years since I went through them to decide which ones to keep.
Keep them all!!! I made the big mistake, years ago, of digitizing many of my valued LP's, which meant most of my Beatles collection, and then sold them to a record store for pennies on the dollar. I have no qualms in saying I was a fool LoLoLoLo
I think a big factor is not having space for our collections... whether it's drums or vinyl. The same holds true for CD's. While I've already digitized the vast majority of my CD collection, I still hold onto all the CD's. They're in boxes and taking up space, but I'm not getting rid of them!
Finally, I think it's great that so many of us share other common interests, besides our beloved drums! I was just given a vintage early 70's Marantz 2010 receiver in trade for computer work. It just needs a good cosmetic and electronic cleaning and will be like-new. Even has the original walnut case. My girlfriend's house is becoming a vintage drum and stereo museum!
Mark