What is the most decadent, most self indulgent--

I guess it was when I bought my Graham 1.5T (actually, traded a pair of ARC M300/Classic 150s for it) tonearm, since at the time I had a Well Tempered TT which couldn't use it and no particular prospect of getting a replacement for the TT. It was such a work of art, though, I had to get it. This probably shouldn't count towards this thread, since ultimately I did get my Basis TT which could use the arm within about 8 months.

not sure if its frivilous, but i just spent $175 on used Telefunken 6922 tubes. will they sound $100 better than the ones i'm using? we'll see.

Mdomnick--not frivilous--you'll love those tubes. I bought the Red Rose R-3 speakers. They are to be used while my main system is down during a construction project. They were the most satisfying small speakers I have heard, and should keep me from going insane while the big rig is down. (maybe that's not frivilous either--sounds pretty necessary actually--therapy--less expensive than a shrink)

Probably a toss up between $650.00 for a stylus gauge that measures in one hundredth's of a gram, and the Purist Dominus ($1565.00) power cord for the motor of my Walker turntable.

No wait!! It was the $980.00 for four original genuine NOS Genelex KT 77 tubes in factory packaging including hand written spec sheet. Purchased for the regulator positions in the power supplies of my Aesthetix gear.

You know what ? Also could have been the custom 6061 Tig welded and cryo treated stands for my turntable and phono stage. Sound Anchors spent weeks (and $7,000.00) meeting specifications. Told me on delivery "NEVER ask us to build another pair of stands like this again."

Or maybe it was the time I ........

Vinyl...LP's of all sorts, cost be damned. Multiple copies of "rare" LP's, I'm awash in vinyl. I love it, but truth be told I coulda bought the Porsche I lust with the money I spent on analog tunes. No regrets