Where am I going with this question? It's really simple, I have imposed a budget amount myself and shared it in this post. I am interested in others here, what is your budget? Do you have one? Have you a self imposed ceiling amount of money you don't think you need or want to go above for a select piece of audio equipment?
Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component?
A very informative fellow on youtube reviews high end audio gear. He pays an insane amount of money on ampifiers, speakers and digital sources. He tells you what he thinks about quality, price, customer service and performance on such brands as Magico, Boulder, Wilson Audio and many others.
So here is the question. What are YOU willing to pay for a pair of speakers? An amplifier? A DAC or turntable setup? I am interested in what you WOULD PAY, not what you have paid in the past.
For me, I cannot see myself paying over $5K on speakers and likely not more that $3K on any other component.... even if I had the kind of money Elon Musk has. Am I crazy in saying that?
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There’s definitely a limit....My audio budget has almost always been somewhere between limited to almost nothing. Much of my gear is used, modified, or built completely from the ground up. My current speakers cost close to $800 to build from scratch 32 years ago....that’s the single largest expenditure during my 42 years in audio. In the early days I often worked off my purchases working at local audio shops or manufacturers (ie: Lazarus tube pre, Merlin 4B speakers). Now I tend to buy the great bargains that I happen to stumble into (ie: Hagerman Bugle 3 phono stage, Definitive Powerfield 15 sub). If buying new, it’s usually a known great bang for the buck. (ie: Topping E-30, SAE 1000LT cart) |
@2psyop looking at your system pics, you went way over budget.... |
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