I don't know if it was just beyond my comprehension but I never got a lot out of the cycle theory. I even, at one time, frequented...what was it...the institute for the study of cycles??
My friend still has his nice collection of vinyl...some of it worth a little bit, I would imagine. He was always on the search for and acquired some quite nice turntables. He'd dust the records before he set that highly balanced arm down on his vinyl...don't walk too hard or you'll bounce my needle. He was always fighting the battle of the light weight setting of the needle to save the vinyl and being able to blast the Phase Linear without the noise vibrating the needle. Crazy chit.