What's your profession? Age?

I am a 55 year old executive with a heavy equipment company, and my 2 channel system is worth around $40,000 retail not including home theatre. Thanks to the internet, and a trip to Taiwan, I paid much less.

Im 40 yrs old, IT manager. I used to work for a computers store when i was younger.

Physician, age 56. have a diploma in Studio Technology and Practice from the Institute of Audio Research. Have a few systems. Ah yes, the law of diminishing returns applies so well to audio.

First stereo was Rectilinear speakers, Sony integrated, Empire Troubador turntable back in 1973.

In the living room now -NHT-xd with Audible Illusions preamp and Opp. Computer room has NHT-VT3s, Rogue M150s, Cary preamp - direct line from the iMac into the preamp. Still have held on to #2 N.E.W. A 20 amps- still sound great.
Lots of stuff in storage.

Eugene81, with the exception of my Radio Shack electro-static tweeter speakers, which cost $180, I use Health or Dyna kits and a AR turntable with a Stanton cartridge after I moved from cities with good fm stations.
By your age, I had moved up to Rectilinear 3 speakers and Dyna ss gear. Yes, being able to get more expensive gear comes with age, but, of course, so does inflation. In the early '70s, I had Infinity ServoStatic 1s, ARC SP-3 and two ARC Dual 75A for a total investment of $4500. I was only making $19k per year, but had book royalties.

Architect. 39.