All I Wanted To Do Was Listen To Music

Just have your dentist put in some RF sensitive fillings.  You won't need any of that other stuff.  You will have music 24/7 in your head.  

This hobby/interest doesn't have to be expensive.  At least not in the thousands if your listening habits don't demand it.  I don't need or want concert levels in my space.

Lots of options at reasonable prices and compactness too.

I recommend a Keces E40 integrated, suitable for alot of good stuff online with a usb connection (CD quality).  A nice phono stage and two RCA inputs.  Remote included. 

Pick up some good budget speakers, new or used (could get more upscale speakers), can add a dac, turntable, etc.  Don't need much more unless you go bonkers in this hobby and start going down the rabbit hole.  And that alone doesn't guarantee better SQ or pleasure.

BTW, it's a small powerhorse that weighs 10 lbs.

We all start somewhere.  You, just going about it backwards.  

If you DIDN'T DIDN'T  know your coffee maker could sound so good, then you DID know your coffee maker could sound so good.

Double   negative and all you know. Personally, I like the taste of coffee through my Keurig machine, and the sound of my stereo.

mg16 - typo, by the time I realized it, it was to late to change. I like the taste of my music but all I can hear is the sound on my drip coffee maker. Keurig, like most audio gear at this point, is over my budget.