The mat does the heavy lifting and the spinner gets the laughs. This is the rest of it. The small stuff that keeps a record sounding the way it should and a setup feeling looked after.
None of it's flashy. A brush for the dust before the needle finds it. A smaller one for the stylus. So buy it for him, or for yourself, and give the wax a quick once-over before side A.
Not sure where to start? A few reads before you buy.
One slow note a week. New mats, dad jokes, no hype.