audio investment
marvda1
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after looking at all this money joey is throwing around i began to think about how much money i have tied up in my stereo system.
So i thought it would be a fun thread if you list your main system including cables and show the total retail price and the actual price you paid for the system. i have a lot of other equipment that would send the price way up there but only do your main system.
belles 21a preamp
usher r1.5 powre amp
consonance cyber 800 power amp
usher dancer mini 2 speakers
virtue audio piano m1 cdp
ack dack 1.2e dac
mg audio design planus 2 speaker cables
mg audio design planus Cu2 interconnect( 2 pair)
(2) cullen gold power cords
silk audio power cord
swiss cables power cord
Retail $19,928 My cost $9828
If only I had that $20k now, i could do some damage
So i thought it would be a fun thread if you list your main system including cables and show the total retail price and the actual price you paid for the system. i have a lot of other equipment that would send the price way up there but only do your main system.
belles 21a preamp
usher r1.5 powre amp
consonance cyber 800 power amp
usher dancer mini 2 speakers
virtue audio piano m1 cdp
ack dack 1.2e dac
mg audio design planus 2 speaker cables
mg audio design planus Cu2 interconnect( 2 pair)
(2) cullen gold power cords
silk audio power cord
swiss cables power cord
Retail $19,928 My cost $9828
If only I had that $20k now, i could do some damage
Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
Comments
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If you had that 20k now, you'd be looking at 40k worth of gear on sale. Isn't that how it works out ? lolHT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
never endingAmplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156 -
and skip, include the mini x.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156 -
I'll bite - I do this myself on occasion as a matter of interest -
Main System consists of:
Mccormack DNA-1 Powerdrive Amp
Dodd Audio Mid Level Preamp with remote
Vincent Pho8 Phono Stage
Sony 9000es SACD player
Dual 1229 turntable
Polk SDA1c
A/L Dreadnaught w/Canare 4s11/Speakon cables
Signal Cable Analog 2 interconnects
Canare 4s11 speaker wires
Nitty Gritty MiniPro-1
I make the retail on that lot at $10,861 - my cost including upgrades to much of it was a wallet pleasing $3450.
I still can't believe how freakin good it all sounds too!
VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000
Polk SDA1c modded
Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
SACD Marantz DV8300
Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's -
Basement:
Roughly $22,000 retail
Actual $10,600 spent.
Upstairs:
Roughly $4600 retail
Guessing $700 actual invested max.
Lots of buy/sell/upgrade. Often turning a small profit by selling, or bought a bunch of gear at once to get a one piece I want then selling what I don't making the one piece effectively free. That's how I got the upstairs LSi's.
Up
LSi15 LSiC - RX-V3000
Down
LSiM707 - 706c - 702f/x - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
Sim2 D60 - Dragonfly 106" Panny 500 -
My HT Rig if I was to include all the cables theatre seats and wall mount and stands along with every thing I'd say I have at least $8000, and that's not paying retail on everything. I bet I've dropped a lot more coin than that on stuff since I joined this forum, buying used amps, pre amps, SDA's couple of Marantz CD players, the list goes on. Curse the rabbit hole I think most of us are stuck in.
Fixed it
Post edited by gudnoyez onHome Theater
Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable
2 Channel
Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+
Stuff for the Head
JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365
Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin -
$8,000 Grand? So $8,000,000??!!!Up
LSi15 LSiC - RX-V3000
Down
LSiM707 - 706c - 702f/x - Dual HSU VTF-15H Mk2
Parasound HCA-3500 - HCA-2003A - Marantz SR7005
Sim2 D60 - Dragonfly 106" Panny 500 -
Lets look at the HT:
Mitsubishi WD-73734 - $2499
PolkAudio RT5000 - $6000
Onkyo TX-NR3008 - $2099
Sony PS3 320GB - $300
Behringer Europower EP2500 - $350
Stereo Integrity HT 15 - $170
Monster surge protector,
Blue Jeans speaker wire,
HDMI cables,RCA cables,
Converter, MDF, Laminate,
screws, glue, terminals, feet,etc - $350
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$11,768 Retail Price
Only the PS3 and HT15 DIY sub driver were purchased new. All the rest comes from super Craigslist deals. So, I have maybe a little less than a 4th of the cost of retail into it.
Still looking to put together a 2 ch system but not sure if the next house (and the wife) will allow two systems. Nevertheless, I want to replace the Mitsu with a 70" LED, the RT5000 will be sold and I will be building the Statement II mains, center and maybe custom rears. Then, I will add a pre with HT bypass, and add an amp, and maybe a DAC/server setup for a have it all on a budget single HT/2 CH system.2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2 -
Between my HT, 2 Chan, Lanai, Bedroom I have dropped about $30K
I would have spent more... probably another $10K without some great deals and of course Polks Friends and family sales...My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
Everything in my sig is around $10k retail. I'm probably in the ballpark of around $6k all in. Not the greatest bargain hunter but it'll do.Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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HT
LG plasma paid retail..$950 ($950)
Yamaha RX-A1010 refurbished paid $600 ($1100)
ATI AT1202 used paid $200 ($900)
RTi12's new paid $800 (?)
RTi6's new paid $170 (?)
CSi3 new $120 (?)
PSW505 new $190 (?)
Pro-ject Debut Carbon new $400 ($400)
Sony s5100 new $100 (?)
Panamax 4300 new $200 ($250)
Emotive CMX2 new $80 ($100)
Misc. Software $75
speaker cable approx. $100
Interconnects approx $100
Total paid approximately $4080
Den
Onkyo integrated A9050 refurbished $300 ($500)
Fluance XL7S Bookies New $180 ($180).
Hapurs WiFi music streamer new $50 ($50).
Total $500ish.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant -
Dynaudio Contour S5.4
Ayon Tritton III integrated
Benchmark DAC 2 HGC
Dell Core i5 laptop
Various budget cables
Total around 12k used and 28k MSRP
So far so good ...
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YaQin ms30l tube int amp
YaQin sd30a tube cd player
Polk Audio Monitor 11 peerless tweets
Arrow Red cheesy cables
Blue Jean Cable
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1500.00 cheap budget set up-but sounds wicked good.. -
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I will not self incriminate. But I will say. Hello my name is Bob and I have an audio addiction, and I love it.....
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This is a sobering thread.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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I'm definitely at the bottom rung here. It's getting there and I like it though. Still need a turntable, amp, and 2 channel pre.
Yamaha RX-A1020 Retail - $1,200 Paid - $650
Polk RTA-12B's Retail - ?? $900 ?? Paid - $225
Polk Monitor 5's Retail - ?? $200 ?? Paid - $125
Polk Monitor 4's Retail - ?? $150 ?? Paid - $100
Coming Soon: MIT EXp-1 Retail - $300 Paid - $80
Phillips Fidelio X1's Retail - $400 Paid - $300
Random home depot and monoprice garbage - $worthless
Edit: Almost forgot the grand daddy of all deals I got:
Salamander Synergy 236 Retail - $1,500 Paid - $80
Total Retail - $4,650 Paid - $1,560Post edited by Nightfall onafterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
My HT
Marantz AV7701
Sunfire TGA 7401
Oppo BDP 103D
Sony PS4
Polk LSIM 705's
Polk LSIM 706C
Polk LSIM 703's w/ Fortress Mod
Polk LSIM 702F/X's
Polk MP 2000's (x2)
Samsung 64" Plasma
Cables and accys's
About $15K (thanks to F&F)
2Channel
Parasound P5
Parasound A21
Marantz SA8004
Marantz 2385
Marantz 2252B
Music Hall TT
Logitech SQ
Polk SDA SRS2.3
Cables and Accy
About $11K
Lanai/Pool
Atrium 8 sdi
Qinpu A2
Audioengine B1
Cables
About $1K
Bedroom
Polk Lsi 9's Fortress Mod
Yaqin MC100B with Shuggies and Teslas
PS3
Cables and Accy's
About $3500
All totaled about $30K
My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
My HT
Marantz AV7701
Sunfire TGA 7401
Oppo BDP 103D
Sony PS4
Polk LSIM 705's
Polk LSIM 706C
Polk LSIM 703's w/ Fortress Mod
Polk LSIM 702F/X's
Polk MP 2000's (x2)
Samsung 64" Plasma
Cables and accys's
About $15K (thanks to F&F)
2Channel
Parasound P5
Parasound A21
Marantz SA8004
Marantz 2385
Marantz 2252B
Music Hall TT
Logitech SQ
Polk SDA SRS2.3
Cables and Accy
About $11K
Lanai/Pool
Atrium 8 sdi
Qinpu A2
Audioengine B1
Cables
About $1K
Bedroom
Polk Lsi 9's Fortress Mod
Yaqin MC100B with Shuggies and Teslas
PS3
Cables and Accy's
About $3500
All totaled about $30K
My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |
ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4
Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |
Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |
Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |
Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's
Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's | -
This is a sobering thread.
THIS is a sobering thread Out of my league completely.
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/166590/it-has-arrived-speakers-are-here#latest
My main system:
Oppo 105
Sunfire Grand Cinema 5-channel amp
Usher 6311
Usher X 616
Polk LSiM 702 f/x
SVS Plus/2
Epson Home Cinema 8350
Doug's IC's
Doug's Speaker Cables on the R/L/C
Blue Jeans Cables on the surrounds
Pangea PC's
Monoprice HDMI
Monster 3500 Power Center
110" Elite Screen
Room Treatments
Retail for around $13000??? I'm in for about half that.Post edited by PSOVLSK onThings work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden -
Ok so we're establishing the fact we all are cheap buggers, nothin wrong with that, can assemble quite the system for a lot less than full retail!
I'd really love to hear somebodies setup that's out of the question for my price range, just to hear it. I might have to go to RMAF this year. I just want to know what I'm missing.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Way too drunk for math....
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carver m500t mk11 all posts and rcas done to $820 820
polk rti12s $850 1650
teac ud 301 $400 550
audioquest cv-8 8ft $400 800
total 2470 3820
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This is a sobering thread.
THIS is a sobering thread Out of my league completely.
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/166590/it-has-arrived-speakers-are-here#latest
My main system:
Oppo 105
Sunfire Grand Cinema 5-channel amp
Usher 6311
Usher X 616
Polk LSiM 702 f/x
SVS Plus/2
Epson Home Cinema 8350
Doug's IC's
Doug's Speaker Cables on the R/L/C
Blue Jeans Cables on the surrounds
Pangea PC's
Monoprice HDMI
Monster 3500 Power Center
110" Elite Screen
Room Treatments
Retail for around $13000??? I'm in for about half that.
Just for 2 channel, I'm already in deep.
Cary 306 SACD - $6000 (retired model)
Cary SLP-05 tube preamp - $9000 (current model)
Cary 211FE monoblocks - $23000 (current model) + SRA Ohio XL Class Amp stands = $3000 (current model)
B&W 802 Diamonds - $15000 (current model)
For those 4, retail = $ 56,000.
Holy moly I didn't know it was that much... lol. Hahahaha... omg...
I paid about $25,000 for the set.
Wow.... I haven't totaled it up until today. It is pretty sobering to see the numbers.
Btw, adding up retail pricing only works if the product is still current, if it's retired, then those are just inflated numbers.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Btw, adding up retail pricing only works if the product is still current, if it's retired, then those are just inflated numbers.
afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
The question was "investment", to me that means that the product has to have value in terms of either flip-ability or resale. Typically though not always, resale is associated with msrp and if a product is still current, then the resale value of that unit is typically higher than it would be had the product been retired or replaced.
You wouldn't pay 2500 for a 5000 cdplayer if it's 10 years old and been replaced twice, but you might pay 2500 for a 5000 CD player if it's a current generation.
I don't think adjusting for inflation applies to our products either.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Ok Fella's heres my list for my HT. I wont even bother to do my 2 channel since figuring vintage gear with adjusted inflation is just WAAYYY to hard (and I've got too much gear there anyway)....
I broke my group into 2 sections. Gear and Cables..... Because I wanted to show that you can buy used gear and cables and save a ton if your patient....
Gear
Description- LSI 15 - (Forum Purchase) - $1,740
- LSiC- (Forum Purchase) - $580
- LSi f/X- (Forum Purchase) - $1,060
- B&K 200.5- (eBay) - $2,000
- Integra DTR 5.9 - (Ovation Audio paid retail) - $799
- WD Live TV- (eBay) - $100
- 3TB Seagate HDD- (NewEgg) - $130
- Xbox 360 Arcade - (Best Buy) - $300
- Dayton SA1000- (Audiogon) - $400
- Stereo Integrity D2- (Manufacture direct) - $175
- DIYSoundgroup Cube 15 - (Manufacture direct paid retail) - $180
- MiniDSP - (Manufacture direct paid retail) - $110
- Uverse $0
- Panasonic 60" ST30- (Amazon) - $2,100
- APC H15 - (JR Electronics) - $250
- Squeezebox Classic - ( Forum Trade) - $300
My cost - 55% of MSRP
Cables- Kimber Hero 1.5m - (Forum Purchase) - $271
- Kimber Hero .5m - (Forum Purchase) - $167
- Audioquest Cinnamon 3m x 3 - (eBay x 3) - $384
- Audioquest Cinnamon 5m x 1 - (eBay) - $200
- Pangea AC-14SE 1.5m - (Forum Purchase) - $200
- Pangea AC-14 .6m - (eBay) - $78
- Pangea AC-9SE 1.5m - (Craigslist) - $400
- Pangea AC-9 2m - (eBay) - $220
- Kimber Kable 8VS 8 ft pair internal bi-wired - (NeedleDoctor paid retail) - $280
- Kimber Kable 8VS 6 ft single internal bi-wired - (NeedleDoctor paid retail) -$120
My cost - 48% of MSRP
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
I don't even want to know. I just purchase one piece at a time and don't look back afterwards. Just the thought of purchasing the P5, Legacy Focus and Rogue M-180's in the last 3 months is more than I can comprehend. Gives me a headache.
2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables -
Oh, and I forgot about all the speaker cables and interconnects. All in the last 3 months also.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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Silk Audio MC100b over $1000 with tubes
Vincent Pho Phono amp (retail) $300
Vincent Sa31 MK Preamp$900 (retail $1500)
Vincent Sa-331 Amplifier (Retail) $1300
Marantz SA8005 (Retail) $1200
Pro-ject Xperience Classic TT $800 (retail $1200)
Monitor 10's $700 total
CRS+'s $450
PSB bookies $400 (retail)
NAD T-758 $800 (DEMO)
Adcom 5503 amplifier $600
cables $800
Ouch! about $8900 I know I left several things out like TV & Blu ray player...
I don't even want to know how much I have in m Vinyl collection
2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD