Want to setup basic home audio system


As the title states, I am looking for advice on the main components required to get a basic home audio system going for under 1k. When I do get to save more money, I am open to add more into the system. For now, what are the basic components of a home audio system that I mainly need to focus on right now? I am not looking to get a home theater setup. ONNLY LOOKING TO GET HOME AUDIO SYSTEM FOR MUSIC
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Hmm, I have a "Nakamichi,, Ca-5", (Mint), just sittin there......
  And there is a Nak CD player as well.........
Hmm, some low ball offer...............Who know's??
um....yeah....Transduction drivers....."All of them".
Mag-planar mainly but some cone type as well.. Whatcha building Carpathian?
Now if your going to build a cabinet.....I might have a few transducers,,
Cheap, but not uh, "free".
"Nails", Carpathian,.....Lots and lotsa big shiny nails.
 And quit sniffing that glue!
 (Didn't you at least have an, "Erector Set" or something as a kid)?
I could send you cabinets, "Flatboxed".
BIG, GIANT, flat-boxes
Besides, my "Di-Pole", designs do not use "Enclosures". Just tall and very wide baffles. It's the bass registers where things get complicated. And Very, very heavy! Currently working on a subwoofer system which is a "triangular vertical column". A sub on each of the three sides, "Per stack unit", to "0-sum" the movement of the transducers. So three "technically", vertical lines of sub's.  "stacks" of three subwoofers in each, "Compartmented unit". A-"Sub-Line source array", "Laser-Accelerator measured, Servo-controlled", creating three, "Cylindrical", waves. One each, launched from the three sides of the column. so you'll only need, "One-Subwoofer"! Regardless of the rooms size!
Just sayin...
So, I guess the, "OP" is the recipient of my, "Good Deed" for the week.
I'll throw some nice cabling, "IMHO" in as well.
 Uh oh, I didn't just legally adopt this fellow did I?
Those "Golden Ear, Triton's" mentioned above are a nice speaker.
 Does anyone know if the "Post Office", still has those nifty,
(If it fit's? It Ships)"!! Flat-rate boxes just sitting there for free?
 I am sure I can jam each of these in a couple of those.
And with a wrap of "Saran" maybe to keep the dust out before dropping them in?
 "Voila"!
None of that "wimpy" bubble wrap or foam-"peanut like", strata, for Me! 
After all, they placed all of those dusty, oxidized and soft/puffy capacitor filled electronics inside that metal case to protect it all right?
And is that $50 worth of , "Postal Insurance" still free with any tracked parcel as well?
Did I say that gear was mint? 
I meant, "It Smells", like mint. "Someone spilled something one X-mas I think.......
Anyway, "It smells" kinda like mint....and....something else......Hmmm.
 Of course, after the dog had all those puppies on top of it.......
And, "Then the rains came".....
I can throw in a "mic", It's basic but will work for room correction.
"Just do not attempt a new, world class recording of say, (Blackbird)!"
 Yeah, like "Mesch" say's- Make your own panels. Which isn't only much more affordable but also easier to get that really high, "WAF" score. This by matching them to your decorum!
 With "At times", the "WAF" being the most important factor of all!
Unless you really do like sleeping on that couch!

In case anyone didn't notice- That post about the shipping was of course a joke. I ship "always", as if it is mine. Going to me. Similar to the way McIntosh learned me up about it long ago..... The plywood bolted to the footer. threads. With "Nothing" touching the component on any of the six sides! The plywood braced to the box sides with closed cell foam in the corners of both the inner and outer boxes. Utilizing the appropriate wear grade and crush-strength rated plies of cardboard and paper shipping tape as well.
 Expensive? Yes!
But it is;
"Failsafe".
And USPS? Never again.....
 UPS marked with stickers- "Live Bull Semen". "Handle with care". And a 1-800 number, over which it say's, "In case this parcel is found to be leaking, and/or exhibiting an odd odor. Please Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX. DOT Hazmat #XX-XXXXX".

Works for me.