...May I remind those interested, audio was all DIY/high end in it's early days...hobbyists who were interested in better performance than that which could be had from the garden-variety Victrola or console...Even in mono, it was always a niche group that considered itself above the mass produced/marketed "furniture"...

And college? Dorms? I shared a room with my brother and took mass-transit to CUNY...My "stereo" was a mono GE record player that was obtained with Plaid Stamps...

jimHJJ(...it was the music that mattered...)