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Where do you put your money?

I got thinking it would be nice to see how audiogoners prioritize their money when it comes to their system. Not in dollars, but in percentages.

Mine goes something like this:
- Room construction including acoustic treatments: 43%
- Music: 33%
- Audio equipment: 24%

I realize this is a site that exists to sell equipment so the emphasis is on that but I am curious to know you better.
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ghdprentice
6,969 posts
 
Interesting question. I hadn’t calculated it recently.

System 80%
Recordings 20% (if I was doing this starting now… I would only have a Qobuz subscription, $19.95 / month, no physical media)

Breaking down system only:

Speakers 23%
Music Server 16%
Preamp 12%
Phono Stage 12%
Turn Table / Cartridge 10%
DAC 12%
Amp 16%


ebm
9,311 posts
 
I have all my money tied up in cash.
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Room construction. Great. So now to answer this I have to go back figure out what I spent on remodeling 25 years ago, what proportion of the total remodel cost was the room, then add in all the different wires and paint and carpet and... that's just the room?   

It's Friday. Can we not just have the usual build a fantasy system malarkey?
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baylinor OP
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Happy Friday. Bad day to run a survey? Or maybe folks don't want to reveal how they go about building their system. 🤔
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