My first "music player" was a Tiny Tim crystal radio (around 1959).
In 1960 (neighbor's Halloween party) I listened to a single Klipsch K-Horn, Garrard or Thorens TT (unknown amp/preamp) and it blew away the Tiny Tim (my jaw dropped to the floor).
A few years later (Christmas party @ the same neighbor) there were 2 K-Horns, Marantz amp/preamp and what looked to be the same TT (sounded about the same as the mono system to me).
A few years after that my father purchased a used Magnavox tube stereo console for our living room (nice looking/sounding blonde wood unit).
https://toytales.ca/tiny-tim-pocket-toy-radio-from-remco-1958/
DeKay