What did your system look like 30 years ago?

Snell Type J IIs w/lead loaded Snell stands & Apature Accuflow speaker cables bi amped with a pair of B&K ST140 amps, Audible Illusions Modulas preamp, PS Audio Digital Link, Magnavox CD650 cd player used as a transport, AR EB101 TT w/Infinity Black Widow arm and a Sumiko Blue Point, all Linn interconnects. Total cost = $4,500.00 all purchased new. Enjoy the music

I'm going back to around 1980:

Rega Planar 3 turntable
Perreaux amp
PS Audio IV preamp
Nakamichi 481 cassette deck
Klipsch Cornwalls speakers
Monster Cable speaker wire at $1.00 per foot

All of this cost about 5K and probably could out-perform systems today costing way more. What does that tell you? 

1991: I remember it well,

JBL C50 Olympus w/001 System
Crown DC 300
Crown IC 150
Technics SP-10 w/Grace arm
Grado cartridge
Sony CD player

How about in the late 1970's?  Philips turntable, Shure V-15, PhaseLinear 400, stacked wood Advents, Kenwood tuner.  1979:  Kenwood marble TT and SME arm replaced Philips.  Forty years ago:  The same amp and pre-amp brand I have now (Audire), but upgraded models, plus stacked B&W DM14's, which are still in use on my televisions, one with Hafler electronics donated by a friend.  

This system I scrimped every penny I could come across to put together at the time.It had a synergy that was hard to beat,and was awfully cool to look at,let alone listen to.Pre amp was an MFA Magus c,MFA D-75 stereo 75 watt tube amp.Most all tubes were NOS Brimar,which really made those both very sweet sounding.Speakers were Flatline hybrid,with a 6ft.ribbon tweeter and cone midrange and woofer.Flatline speakers was owned and designed by Allen Perkins,who now owns Spiral Groove turntables.My table was the RPM-2,with an RPM arm and Sumuko Bluepoint cart.RPM was Allen,s turntable company at the time,and played way above it’s price range for the day.I had a Rotel 350$ CD player,and a Cary dac.Although I wasn’t all that impressed with cd at the time,still was convenient.I had Icor interconnectes and XLO speaker cables and power cords.All sat on Sound Anchor stand with Navcom feet under everything.I sure wish I had kept that system,for the money it made astonishing sweet sound,that was hard to beat.Better than most set ups I have heard through the years.   John.