I lusted after What HiFi? 's reference system:

Audiolab 8000A
Marantz CD63 Ki Signature
I can't remember the speakers as I simply didn't have room for floor standers at the time (or actually until 20 plus years later which was only last year!)

I am stuck in the past as last year I was about to buy "new" speakers in the form of Mission 753 that were 20 years old! :-)
I didn't in the end, I'm still thing that maybe I should have.....

After a few amp upgrades I eventually got the 8000A which over 20 years later I still have today as my main amp. I could never stretch for the KI Signature so ended up with a CD67 Special Edition, which I also still have to this day!

And even in later years when I could afford more/ better I stuck with what I had as I was very happy with it.