RRP value of your system?
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adam said:
Thanks Adam
Think I paid under £1,800 for the lot (in fantastic unmarked condition).
amazingtrade
Mad Madchestoh fan
It depends what you include and mine is a little bit iffy because some of it no longer made such as a 1989 premap so I will guess them. This is RRP and not what I paid as well...
Marantz PM6010OSE - £200 paid £150
Marantz CD6000 OSE LE CD player £300 paid £150
Sony STE300 tuner - £100 - paid £80
Project Debut II Turntbale £120 - Paid £110
Compacks cheapo DVD player full size multiregion £50 paid £50
Toshiba Nicam VHS deck £100 paid £100
Philips STR1500 freeview box £100 paid £90
Philips HP890 headphones £70 paid £50
Cables £150
Eltax Monitor IIIs £120 paid £70
Stands £40 paid £30 but part DIY
TNT2 Flexy (cost me £60 so maybe £100 retail)
21" Philips Nicam TV £170 paid £100 as there was some slight cosmetic damage to the casing but it dosn't really show.
Rotel 870BX premap £30 paid £25 inc p&p (from Rory)
That comes to £1650
I also own my parents system which is:
Marantz PM4000 - £100
Sony CDP XE530 £130
JPW 310i speakers - £100
£330.
Marantz PM6010OSE - £200 paid £150
Marantz CD6000 OSE LE CD player £300 paid £150
Sony STE300 tuner - £100 - paid £80
Project Debut II Turntbale £120 - Paid £110
Compacks cheapo DVD player full size multiregion £50 paid £50
Toshiba Nicam VHS deck £100 paid £100
Philips STR1500 freeview box £100 paid £90
Philips HP890 headphones £70 paid £50
Cables £150
Eltax Monitor IIIs £120 paid £70
Stands £40 paid £30 but part DIY
TNT2 Flexy (cost me £60 so maybe £100 retail)
21" Philips Nicam TV £170 paid £100 as there was some slight cosmetic damage to the casing but it dosn't really show.
Rotel 870BX premap £30 paid £25 inc p&p (from Rory)
That comes to £1650
I also own my parents system which is:
Marantz PM4000 - £100
Sony CDP XE530 £130
JPW 310i speakers - £100
£330.
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wadia-miester
Mighty Rearranger
I've heard systems that cost a hellva' lot less than so called reference systems, totally blow the doors off them and the price ratio is around the 8:1 mark, so cost is no garantee of a quality sound (ask bub) 
I would point out though there are at least 4 posters on here with systems in excess of £120K, though I feel the 'real average' is £6-£8k
I would point out though there are at least 4 posters on here with systems in excess of £120K, though I feel the 'real average' is £6-£8k
BL21DE3
aka 'Lucky'
Rotel RCD-02 £379
Rotel RA-02 £349
Rega P25 £619
Rega Super Elys £150
Quad 11L £380
Speaker Stands £60
DIY Interconnect £30
DNM Reson MkII £30
DIY Phono Stage £120
Grado SR-80 £110
Ikea unit £20
So a total of £2247, though like many others I swung some discount on various items i.e the P25 was £399 as it was end of line and saved money by building DIY equivalents. Still hadn't realised I'd invested that much in my rather low-end system.
Rotel RA-02 £349
Rega P25 £619
Rega Super Elys £150
Quad 11L £380
Speaker Stands £60
DIY Interconnect £30
DNM Reson MkII £30
DIY Phono Stage £120
Grado SR-80 £110
Ikea unit £20
So a total of £2247, though like many others I swung some discount on various items i.e the P25 was £399 as it was end of line and saved money by building DIY equivalents. Still hadn't realised I'd invested that much in my rather low-end system.
sideshowbob
Trisha
One meellion dollars...
-- Ian
-- Ian
amazingtrade
Mad Madchestoh fan
wadia-miester said:I've heard systems that cost a hellva' lot less than so called reference systems, totally blow the doors off them and the price ratio is around the 8:1 mark, so cost is no garantee of a quality sound (ask bub)
I would point out though there are at least 4 posters on here with systems in excess of £120K, though I feel the 'real average' is £6-£8k
And outside this forum the real average is probably about £200
analoguekid
Planet Rush
Around £25k but paid around half that.
technobear
Ursine Audiophile
Oi! Who are you calling average? :spank:wadia-miester said:
...and learn how to spell 'tomorrow' :lol:analoguekid said:
...not to mention 'procrastinating'
analoguekid
Planet Rush
Sorry sir just back from vacation and wasn't [aying attention, will try harder.
The Devil
IHTFP
£467, 876.07
But I got it for a fiver from a car-booter.
But I got it for a fiver from a car-booter.
michaelab
desafinado
RRP around £7.5K, paid about £5.5K. If you include the AV bits it's RRP: £8.7K, paid: £6.2K.
Michael.
Michael.
lordsummit
moderate mod
Tried to work this out but I'm struggling
The Meadowlarks about £1500
The Rotel £800
arcam tuner £260
P3 and Ort MC3 £450
The 62/140 about £1200 I guess new, couldn't really say
So about £4000? I didn't pay that much, but for gods sake don't tell the missus or my todgers a gonner
The Meadowlarks about £1500
The Rotel £800
arcam tuner £260
P3 and Ort MC3 £450
The 62/140 about £1200 I guess new, couldn't really say
So about £4000? I didn't pay that much, but for gods sake don't tell the missus or my todgers a gonner
TonyL
Club Krautrock Plinque
Total system cost is about 5.5k but I paid nothing like thatââ'¬Â¦
I paid 1k for the Spacedeck / Spacearm, but sold my previous LP12 for 1k. That LP12 was the result of many LP12s passing through, I did the math a while back and it was actually better than free ââ'¬â€œ it paid me 200 quid to own it (i.e. I'd made sufficient profit on all the others that passed through). So I'm currently on nothing with 200 quid in my back pocket.
My DL103 cost 90 quid from Germany, but I got 120 for my previous MC25FL on eBay. Another 30 quid up.
I paid 340 for the Tom Evans Microgroove new, I did some haggling with a friend who is a dealer (no names, no pack drill!). That is a minus of 110 quid so far.
The Densen Beat 100 cost me 325 inc postage from hififorsale.com, but I made 300 quid profit from selling two Nait 2s on eBay and one privately, plus a further 300 quid profit from owning a 32.5 / Hicap / 135s and a 250. So I'm back in profit to the tune of 165 quid.
The Harbeth C7s were an astounding bargain at 500 quid on the heavy and expensive Target stands. I can also offset 150 quid profit from owning Isobariks, and 175 quid profit from owning Kans plus a further 70 quid from selling another pair of Kans. So I'm currently 60 quid above zero.
I've probably at least broken even on cables over the years, but the big expense is the QS Ref stand ââ'¬â€œ I bought that new for about 600 quid, and I'd previously made a 100 quid loss on owning a Mana amp rack and Ref Table, so the total system cost me 640 quid. Not bad for a Spacedeck / Spacearm / DL-103 / Microgroove / Marantz DV4100 OSE / Beat 100 / Harbeth Compact 7!
Tony.
I paid 1k for the Spacedeck / Spacearm, but sold my previous LP12 for 1k. That LP12 was the result of many LP12s passing through, I did the math a while back and it was actually better than free ââ'¬â€œ it paid me 200 quid to own it (i.e. I'd made sufficient profit on all the others that passed through). So I'm currently on nothing with 200 quid in my back pocket.
My DL103 cost 90 quid from Germany, but I got 120 for my previous MC25FL on eBay. Another 30 quid up.
I paid 340 for the Tom Evans Microgroove new, I did some haggling with a friend who is a dealer (no names, no pack drill!). That is a minus of 110 quid so far.
The Densen Beat 100 cost me 325 inc postage from hififorsale.com, but I made 300 quid profit from selling two Nait 2s on eBay and one privately, plus a further 300 quid profit from owning a 32.5 / Hicap / 135s and a 250. So I'm back in profit to the tune of 165 quid.
The Harbeth C7s were an astounding bargain at 500 quid on the heavy and expensive Target stands. I can also offset 150 quid profit from owning Isobariks, and 175 quid profit from owning Kans plus a further 70 quid from selling another pair of Kans. So I'm currently 60 quid above zero.
I've probably at least broken even on cables over the years, but the big expense is the QS Ref stand ââ'¬â€œ I bought that new for about 600 quid, and I'd previously made a 100 quid loss on owning a Mana amp rack and Ref Table, so the total system cost me 640 quid. Not bad for a Spacedeck / Spacearm / DL-103 / Microgroove / Marantz DV4100 OSE / Beat 100 / Harbeth Compact 7!
Tony.
To gauge the full horror of the cost of our systems, it might be interesting to look back at your hifi's evolution. Current value may be £8K, but how did you get here?
Might be interesting to admit the many blind turns we'd taken/mistakes made/money squandered to get to this point we're now at.
Might be quite sobering anyway.
Might be interesting to admit the many blind turns we'd taken/mistakes made/money squandered to get to this point we're now at.
Might be quite sobering anyway.
Dev
Moderator
Guys, the poll question was what is the "RRP value of your system". Why do you feel the need to quote RRP and what you actually paid for it? 
Guilt?
. or just demonstrating your haggling skills? 
Guilt?
. or just demonstrating your haggling skills? 
PeteH
Natural Blue
Dev said:Guys, the poll question was what is the "RRP value of your system". Why do you feel the need to quote RRP and what you actually paid for it?
Curious isn't it - think that may just have been what The Devil was getting at too.
I have a confession to make - I've got a RA Yello on my CDP, so we'll have to bump my RRP up by whatever those cost nowadays - the value stays the same though.
