I started out around 1987. Met a guy at work and he leant me a couple of Absolute Sound and Stereophile magazines. I was off and running!
*B&K ST 202 Amp
B&K Pre amp (hated this after a while- cheesey RCA jacks)
*Rotel RCD855
*Acoustic Reasearch Turntable
Nakamichi BX 300 cassete deck
Technics speakers
*Cambridge Soundworks Towers
*Cambridge Soundworks Center Stage
*Cambridge Soundworks Newton 300's for rear channels
*Panasonic DVD

I had a 10 year hiatus due to marriage, unemployment, kids, etc.
Glad to back into HT and to have found products and sights like this one!