I grew up in home where the stereo was the center piece of our living room, my moms china cabinet played second fiddle (sic) . LOL .
Yep... when I was growing up the finest piece of furniture I ever saw was my parents "hi-fi" - an AM/FM/phono in an extraordinarily nice wooden cabinet with pretty decent speakers. Apparently I grew up on a wide range of classical music but my absolute favorite was Bizet's opera "Carmen".
Over time my tastes degraded/expanded to include things like "Witchy Woman", "Rock On" and "Monster Mash". I bet the 45's are still in the record drawer, will check next time I visit.
