What did your system look like 30 years ago?

My first high end system

Audio Research sp8
cary slim 70 monoblocks
denon 3560 cd modified by Stan warren
audioquest diamond ic
Homemade speakers from north creek music with 10g music coils I believed they were called

ARC and Magnapan MG 3s with SOTA Cosmos TT.

NAD 3240 integrated
DCM Timeframe 400
Magnavox CDB650 cdp
Monster Cable ICs & speaker cables

Phase Linear 400 amp
Phase Linear 2000 preamp
Epicure Omin Directional speakers
Revox A77 Reel to Reel Swiss model
Empire TT 698
I was in the Army in the 70s and GIs were able to purchase gear for 1/4 of the price. It was crazy! It was a lot of fun! Not the Army part! If I remember correctly the A77 was under 500.00! Brand spanking new. I was 19 years old and buying all this high end gear! In the mid to late seventies this was top shelf gear.

1990 was before I began my high end journey.

30 years ago, my system was 20 years old.

Benjamin Miracord 50H record player with Shure V-15 Type 2 Improved Cartridge
Acoustic Research Tuner
Phase Linear 2000 Preamp
Adcom GFA 1 Amp
Rectiliear III (High Boys) Speakers
Cheapest Interconnects and Lamp Cord