Saved up all my money bussing tables to buy the CD player and a pair of cheap speakers... had just enough money left over to buy ONE CD! Dare I tell you it was OMD. I was a teen, what can I say.
Got home and THEN I learned about receivers... CRAP!
My brother lent me an old one he had... (was still hooked up to his 8-track player), so I could listen to my CD.