Where do you put your money?

Kept in my wallet as much as is practical...audioaddiction is relegated to 'amusement expenditures'.  That is a sub-set of 'amusements' which has more categories than needs describing here...;)

..and generally is a 'low priority' item in the scope and span of spouses' budgeted items, just above 'lint removal, navel' but below 'wild animal coitus'....

Your list likely varies....a little....;)

As a percent of income is an interesting figure. If I average my income over the last ten years (relatively stable) then it is 100%. So the total cost of my system equals my average annual income.

I will tell you exactly where I put my money if you promise not to come and dig it up.

since the house has pretty much tripled it is “ free “….. the vinyl about double….some of the protection copy masters are…well you get the gist on appreciating assets…

the rest is just temporary

but for grins…Seattle system

Speakers 36%
Amps 28%
Pre 9%
DAC / Server 9%
TT / Phono 8%
Cables / Misc Vibe ctl, etc… 10%

or California , get with it…also free

Speakers 25%
amp 4% ( stole it and rebuilt )
NAS /DAC/Pre 11%
TT related 50%
cables / etc…. 10%

impossible task for the vintage gear……i rebuilt the ESL 63 from auction trash…..

You sure got lucky on the ESL 63's!