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Where did you sink the most cash into?

I'm not interested in how much anyone  spent, but I'm curious what the single most costly item in your system is- ie, amplifier, CD player, etc.

I will go first- in my present set up, it's speakers. 

But I can't live without my ancient Zerostat (the red one) which was probably 1/3 if what they retail for now. My most enduring audio purchase!  
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chayro
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Speakers, analog, amp, digital, cables. But the system also sounded great when it was analog, amp, digital, speakers, cables. I don't really think about where a component falls dollar wise in the system.  I just buy what sounds good.  But I do think that if you like analog, you can really hear where the money went when you upgrade the front end. IMO. 
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mapman
22,200 posts
 
"Most of my cash is in music.
Only 10% or less in equipment."

Lots of bang for the buck then it would seem.  Well done!
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mapman
22,200 posts
 
Ever notice that really good systems are often accompanied by lots of software?   Records, CDs, what have you.   Its usually a pretty good practical indicator of whether things  worked out well or not. 
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lalitk
5,450 posts
 
Cables ➡️ Speakers  ➡️ Components ➡️ Media ➡️ Tweaks
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jond
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So much buying selling trading and flipping I have no actual idea what I truly paid for anything. The only piece of my system that I straight out bought would be my dac when my cd player died, I know I spent $1250 on that no clue on anything else. By retail my speakers are by far the most expensive, but again they were obtained via trade.
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