Don't show the wife!!

You'll soon see why the title is so put,

As a bit of an experiment, what proportion of your annual income does the (new price) cost of your system represent, to include all cdp/amp/spkr/cable combinations. Probably not fair to include renovations to the listening room as this is a bit subject to where, and how you live. Go on, think it through, I bet there wil be a few raised eyebrows at this one!

I'll start you off with mine, 10%, quite modest I expect.....

 

Mine's about 30% and still counting! SWMBO does not care as long as it sounds good and does not affect the lounge layout too much.

 

I am the first at over 100%!!

This is because I am 17 so my income is not up to much being un-employed and spending every penny for about 6 years on my Hi-Fi.. My system is still only worth about £6K

 

Tenson,
Stroll on, that's a hell of a figure at your age! I hope the band takes off so you can continue the upgrade path!

 

Mine's also modest (for the moment): up to 35% at most. But let me just lay my hands on that Gryphon system I'm dying to have! The figure's going to skyrocket then ;-))

 

It's currently at 6%, (I incorrectly calculated as 11% but I can't change my vote now...)

but that could either mean three things:

- I have a cheap system
- Or I earn a bit, but don't really spend what I should. (I wish!!)
- Or I have a big fat mortgage that I don't like paying off, which means not enough for hifi

I would like to take it to 11% one day with a new pre/pwr and CDP. But that overseas holiday is beckoning...

Maybe I'll show the wife this poll that most people spend between 10-30% ???

 

6k in, 2k out, and god knows where the other 4k goes

hifi's cost me about a grand. (not including what's come & gone in the past) lol, my mac's worth more than my hifi

 

less than 5%

 

Around 30%. But at what I paid, a little over 10%

 

At the point of purchase, about 40%

Now more like 10%

 

What happens if we add the wife's salary into the equation?

(that would depend if you had a joint bank a/c right?) :MILD:

Perhaps my wife is on another forum discussing what percentage of her income she spends on shoes/wardrobe?

(A lot more than what I spend on hifi!)

 

Mine is about 4% (mean Irish git)

 

Why did you miss 20%, thats mine, so I picked 10%...

 

Mines around -2% cos of buying selling stuff I've made money

 

It amazes me how we get percentages of less than zero and more than 100%

No idea on mine, but I guess it's around 20% these days

 

Umm, by dint of people having a stereo that costs more than a years wage? Seems perfectly logical to me.

 

Thanks Rewster, we are recording the new album at the moment so with a little luck (okay a lot) I will be a millionaire this time next year! The new material is hugely better than what is on the website from the last attempt.

 

Hmm. Around 50-60%... Scary that, but not so much when you consider how little money I make doing temp work. Maybe one day I'll find myself a real job...

Dunc

 

The formula would be (Cost of HiFi/Annual Salary) * 100

Hence, if Cost of HiFi = -500, Salary = 25000, the formula would be
(-500/25000) * 100 = -2%

Quad Erat Demonstratum

 

Or alternatively Quod Erat Demonstrandum, but I wouldn't want to pedantic...

too late.