How much should I spend?

Interesting thread this one, gives a different slant on the previous “percentages thread from last year.

Mine is listed below, however I am in a probable stage of major change. We have sold the family home for top dollar, during the next year we are having a new house built.

However for the next 12 months we are renting. The listening room will drop from 23' X 14' down to 12' X 15' , I cannot see either my Apogee's or my new Mirage's being happy in that size room. However it will be worth it, plans for new dedicated room are 27' X 16'.

Speaker/Speakers/Amps Pre & Powers/CD Player

£7800/£3800/£3000/£4000/£1800/£7000

Turntables are also out of action for a couple of months whilst new plinths are being made and Cartridges re-tipped.

 

Transport (inc. mods)/DAC/Pre-amp/Amp/Speakers

RRP or rough equivalent where appropriate (eg DIY, no longer available):
£1000/£140/£800/£750/£1300

What I paid:
£600/£140/£800/£750/£600

Michael.

 

TT/arm/cart/phono stage - £3.8K (paid £2.4K)

CD transport/DAC - £2.5K (paid £1.5K)

Amp - £800 (paid £800)

Speakers - £1K (paid £500)

-- Ian

 

Approx RRPs

TT - not available in the shops
CDP £6000
Preamp £6000
Active speakers £8000
Supports - don't ask
Aftermarket cables - £4/metre

What is the point of this thread?

 

Comparing who has the longest and biggest? Could you think of another reason?

 

Nope.

 

c'mon bub. how much did you spend on all that mana?
cheers

julian

 

cd player £1000
pre amp £450
power amps (2) £1000
speakers & stands £1500

Umm... never thought of it like that before. So much for source first. Works for me.

 

TT/arm/ps/cartridge £3k(paid £1k)
CD player £500(paid £90)
Amps £900(paid £300)
Speakers £1800 (paid £600)

Cables supports etc....£200

 

1:1.5:0.9 CDP:amp:speakers here (cables around 0.02, supports and mains nil). That's a necessity rather than a lifestyle choice though - there'll be a 'proper' pair of speakers on there eventually. Not sure what yet, but it'll definitely be a 'speakers-first' system in the end.

 

Aaaah - but what if your TT is around 35% of your CDP's cost, yet sounds far better????

My ratio is about 2/3.5/.2/1 (how much WAS a 72/180 Naim when new???)
CD5+Flatcap/72+180/Naim cabling/Epos ES14+stands - a bit of a camel (rather than a mullet). With the turntable as the source, it's far worse...

 

the point of this thread was to acertain if I was spending to much on one area of my hifi. (Assuming that there is direct correlation between price and performance)

like spending $1000's on your CD player and pluging tesco value wires into the back(devil)

I also wish to state for the record that mine IS the biggest. There are some advantages to being 6'7"...disadvantage is EVERYONE suggesting you should play basketball...Its a BORING GAME!!!!!!! (well to me anyway)