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What's the Least You Could Live With?

This is a question for fellow audiophiles who have the good fortune to own high quality systems. In all probability you have $20,000+ invested in equipment and a similar amount in music. But suppose for a second that your economic circumstances dramatically changed and you were forced to seriously downgrade your equipment. How "modest" a system could you live with? Also, what other possessions or activities would you eliminate in order to maintain a high quality audio setup. Literally, would you sell the house on the lake in order to afford a pair of big Dynadudios?

For myself, I could be very happy with a Linn Classik - Monitor Audio Studio 20 combo. A little over $2k, used. I'd eliminate eating out and new clothes before going any lower.
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Detlof - Stop drinking wine? I've heard of sacrifices, but really!
Actually, I heard a Yamaha CD player, Yamaha receiver (stereo, not HT - makes a big difference) and B&W 601s2 system that sounded much nicer than what I would have thought. I could probably live with that system, if push came to shove. Probably could be had for $1000 plus stands & cables.
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