If, I consider the retail value on all my equipment I may come close. But my equipment was purchased used, on sale, or significantly discounted. Plus, I have traded in equipment constantly over the years to get to this point.
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For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system.
Do you think, in retrospect, that you could have gotten better sound quality out of your sound system with much less money spend. Do you have any regrets for spending huge amount of $$$? If you can start all over again, what would be different this time around? Let’s talk about electronics only and not room improvement for now. I know they go together, but the subject becomes very broad - assume your room is near perfect for sound reproduction.
P.S. Mike Levine, please don't shy away from the subject.
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I'm always perturbed about inquiries based on how much one spends. If I calculated what I purchased versus sold, I'm well under the floor. Most of the enjoyment out of this isn't ticket prices or bragging about how much the system costs. I believe most of us enjoy the music. To the degree that we share our pleasure it's the enjoyment of the sound and listening. You could ask the same about cars or sports cars. Now that you've spent $100K on a Porsche, do you regret what you spend and do you think you could have gotten the same enjoyment out of a BMW? The answer is no. I've been on forums where people compare numbers and say car x makes the same horsepower and torque as the Porsche GT4. Those who ask why spend the extra on a Porsche haven't experienced it. those who have just nod and get it pretty quickly. We spend what we spend because we can. I assume no one is homeless because they are schlepping a $100k system in a grocery cart living under a bridge. When I started this journey my system budget was $5k. Then I'd hear something that I liked better and I had to spend more to get it. No regrets. BTW - there is no justification for what any of us spend on audio systems. It's a luxury either big or small. but it isn't a necessity that we must have. Could I have gotten better music listening pleasure out of a cheaper system? The proof is in the spending and the answer is no. Could I have settled for less, absolutely. But what's the fun in that? |
My current system consists of: Pass Labs XA-30.8 amp JJ 243 tube preamp Pro-Ject X2 turntable with Hana SL MC cart Gold Note PS-10 and PSU-10 phono preamp Naim CD5SI Bluesound Node 2i with Topping D70S DAC Chapman T7 loudspeakers (recently rebuilt/upgraded by Stuart Chapman Jones himself - it was a special experience hanging out with him listening to music when I picked up my speakers) RAMM Audio OCC speaker cable, interconnects and power cables. Custom audio rack and isolation bases (made by me) |
@inna lol I love my sub zero as well! Speed queen washer and dryers are worth the extra as well. In many ways very similar to hifi you buy things that are ment to last a long time not to be junked after a year or two. |
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