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What is your cost for each system category ?

What cost priarity do you have for each system category: Speakers, Amplifier(s), Preamplifier(s), Primary Source (CD, tuner, turntable, etc.), and cables. This will help to determine where money should be spent in developing the ideal high-end stereo system regardless of total system price. Notice that I'm limiting the source to the primary unit only. You may have spent a bundle on all of your sources, but you can only listen to one source at a time. I'll start off by providing my priarity list.
Speakers: $20,700 37%
Amplifers: $16,800 30%
Preamplifier: $3,900 7%
CD Player: $6,700 12%
Cables: $7,800 14%
redwoodgarden
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warrenh
2,299 posts
 
BTW: your orginal formula,if you will, does not have racks, stands (amplifier and speaker) OR power conditioners. Just some additional $ mania to add to the pie. FWIW, the above are, (especially power conditioning) significant elements to a WELL balanced audio system. peace, warren
thsalmon
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Seriously, I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about the absoulute percentages, but I'd try to make sure that you spend the least on cables. You have far, far less to gain from an expensive cable than from a better component.
redwoodgarden OP
150 posts
 
I recently came to the same conclusion. Does anyone want to buy my Virtual Dynamics highest end cable?
karls
332 posts
 
Thsalmon,
Doesn't it suck to make a joke and nobody gets it? Rest assured, it cracked me up.
redwoodgarden OP
150 posts
 
Karls, that's OK; everytime you buy a Valhalla cable, Nordost laughs all the way to the bank.
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