RRP value of your system?

Discussion in 'Hi-Fi and General Audio' started by PBirkett, Aug 17, 2004.

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RRP of your hifi system?

  1. Less than £1,000

    3 vote(s)
    2.5%
  2. £1,000 - £2,499

    12 vote(s)
    10.1%
  3. £2,500 - £4,999

    25 vote(s)
    21.0%
  4. £5,000 - £9,999

    34 vote(s)
    28.6%
  5. £10,000 or more

    45 vote(s)
    37.8%
  1. PBirkett

    Tom Alves

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    No, I'm after the insurance upgrade :D
     
    Tom Alves, Aug 27, 2004
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    julian2002 Muper Soderator

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    i have an alarm, weigh 19.5 stone and own a machette. bring it on tony martin styleeee.
    cheers


    julian
     
    julian2002, Aug 27, 2004
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    GTM Resistance IS Futile !

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    Impossible to say. Trying to calculate the cost of a Borg Cube is like trying to figure out the size of the universe.

    Futile, just like all your resistance ! :D


    GTM
     
    GTM, Aug 27, 2004
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    titian

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    Oh yes.

    Heulediweg 15
    6414 Oberarth
    Switzerland

    I really would like to film/see their faces when they try to carry those 50-80 Kg boxes down two floors on narrow stairs. :D
     
    titian, Aug 27, 2004
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    bemcsa

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    Are there such things as burglars in Switzerland?

    I bet you wouldn't try that if you lived in Manchester, Birmingham, London ....
     
    bemcsa, Aug 27, 2004
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    michaelab desafinado

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    I think some people here are rather paranoid. The likelihood of a prospective burglar surfing these forums to steal someone's esoteric and expensive hifi gear is extremely remote to say the least. You're average burglar wouldn't have a clue what to do with a £5K+ bit of hifi.

    Michael.
     
    michaelab, Aug 27, 2004
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    kermit still dreaming.......

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    Oh yes I do ;)

    oops !
     
    kermit, Aug 27, 2004
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    analoguekid Planet Rush

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    Sell it to crack converters for £50 as usual :)
     
    analoguekid, Aug 27, 2004
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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    I was talking about that the other day.

    Id expect a burglar to steal my transport, thinking its a CD player. and probably my x-box.

    You never know though!
    :S

    eek
     
    bottleneck, Aug 27, 2004
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    julian2002 Muper Soderator

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    swiss law probably allows titian to lock any burgalars up in his basement whilst applying the full welding current output of his krell to said thiefs nads for extended periods.
    cheers


    julian
     
    julian2002, Aug 28, 2004
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    Tom Alves

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    or how to unplug it . just how would he manage 10 boxes hardwired together?
     
    Tom Alves, Aug 28, 2004
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    kermit still dreaming.......

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    or how to unplug it . just how would he manage 10 boxes hardwired together?

    Tom ,
    I remember a story from a few years back, told to me by my local hifi dealer .
    Basically the thief/ thieves , instead of messing around disconnecting everything , simply cut all the connecting cables .
    From the story , I deduced that (as no smoking bodies were found at the scene)
    the culprits had the sense to turn the power off at the wall first.
    Although if our old friend RA was to be believed all the valuable items in the system would be cut in half .
     
    kermit, Aug 28, 2004
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    Tom Alves

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    Well, if someone offers you some olive Naim boxes with no interconnects or power leads, let me know. It might be mine.
     
    Tom Alves, Aug 28, 2004
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    JPHackworth

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    Hi,

    Long-time lurker first-time poster.

    Hi-Fi:
    Arcam CD23 - 1100
    Krell KAV400ix - 2700
    B&W 805 - 1400
    HNE Stands - 480
    Sonus Faber Gravis sub - 1000

    Total = 6680

    AV:
    Arcam AV8 - 3000
    Roksan AV5 - 1000
    KEF KHT9000 x 3 - 1500
    KEF 5005 x 2 - 500
    Velodyne SPL800 II - 850
    Pioneer 656 DVD - 300
    Denon Tuner - 200
    JVC Vid - 180
    Sony KP41 RPTV - 1200

    Total = 8730

    Grand total = 15410

    Ouch! I've never added it up before. Still I think my upgraditis has finally abated.

    Regards,

    Hackworth.
     
    JPHackworth, Sep 4, 2004
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    Pete

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    Eyes down for a full house...

    Prices were when new [some of its knocking on now...]

    Meridian 506.24 - £1200
    Audio Synthesis Passion - £1200
    Mark Levinson No.334 - £5500
    Wilson Benesch Discoveries - £5500
    Nordost Valhalla's 0.3m & 0.5m on silver Eichmann's - £1900 approx
    Nordost SPM Ref 1.5m pair [silver Audio Note spades and bananas biwired at both ends] - £1400 approx
    Yamaha DSP-A5 - £300
    Mission M7C1 centre - £100
    Wharfdale flatpanel rears - £300
    Soundstyle X105 - £320
    Ixos Gamma 1m - £35
    Pace OnDigital for radio - £80
    PS2 used for a DVD player - £150

    Grand total.... £17985 on the road!

    Thats not including the rather substantial amount of software I have too!!!

    When I see all that I feel rather numb. Stupid idea this thread :rolleyes: hehe
     
    Pete, Nov 18, 2004
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    Pete

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    If he can pick up my amp to nick it, best of luck to him!!! [or her]
     
    Pete, Nov 18, 2004
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    badchamp Thermionic Member

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    Visit a dealer in Camden several years ago, to pick up my Audions just repaired.

    They'd just been burgled :eek:. Theives left the most expensive pre amp in the shop sitting on a shelf and amongst other things took a single monoblock!

    Fortunately they left my amps (sitting in full view on the table) alone. Probably didn't recognise them as amps :D
     
    badchamp, Nov 18, 2004
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    Tenson Moderator

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    Well lets face it, if they were intelligent they wouldn't be house burgurs... they would be bank robber hehe.. J/k
     
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    Tenson, Nov 18, 2004
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    rob SCHMOOOOKIN

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    £90
    will be £140 in a day or so.

    rrp ,
    eeerm
    about £600.
     
    rob, Nov 18, 2004
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