At $2000 it must have one hell of a sweet margin. [homer] Mmmmmmm... Margin [/homer]

Dan, I think you mean your friend has been "suckered" into vinyl. It's sounds crappy now, has always sounded crappy and will forever continue to sound crappy. To appreciate the sound of vinyl is simply to relive some past younger memories. Or to feel some sort of connection to your past, like going to a Civil War reenactment, Williamsburg, a Pioneer Village, etc...