If your were to assemble a vintage system ?

@bluemoodriver
There is nothing rude or annoying about calling out terrible sounding gear. If anyone is annoying it's you with the "all amps sound the same" mantra while beating your bare chest.

Give THAT a rest, please........

When I started college (1971) my parents offered to buy me a new (to me) car. Had a '64 VW that was good enough for me so, I inquired about a 'new' stereo system. Reluctantly agreed....
McIntosh MAC1700 (who needs AM?)    $600
JBL L-100s    $550
Pioneer PL-A25 w/ Shure M91E?  Pretty sure both were less than $350 together. Of course these were 1971 prices but came in under $1500. For nostalgic purposes, I still have this system today. Put way more into them since. Lived in an old house (by Phoenix standards) built in the 20's or 30's. Wooden floor, 12" thick adobe walls and a 12' ceiling. It would really rock that place.

A Sherwood S8900A receiver, an Elac 770H Miracord turntable with an ADC XLM cartridge, a pair of Wharfdale Rosedale speakers.  I owned them all at one time but not in the same system.

I owned the S8900A, it was my first real piece of Hi Fi gear. It had an excellent tuner. I used to record live concerts broadcast on KSAN to my Sony RTR.  

Pretty easy (depending on what you mean by vintage).

Pair of Spics TC50s driven by a  NAD 3020 or Audiolab 8000A.

Source could be an old Thorens TD-124 or a Rega RP1 or RP4.