Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System?

I wonder what they spend on clothes and hairdos. Marital disapproval of extravagances goes both ways.

Like the fine housekeeping and exquisite dining you enjoy, and the company and sex and housecleaning and the harmony of child rearing.

The female of the house has every right to demand much more. Honesty is a good start. Blokes are not very good at lying - know one thing - she will find out.

That you may wonder what they spend on themselves, often for reasons of self esteem to make up for what they cannot find at home.is a reason for many divorces.

No-one asks, so no, I don't volunteer.

No.

Not anymore. Got tired of the quizzical looks that begged for justification. 

I equate Audiophile hobbiest with housing landlords. The rent is always to high to tenants. Audio equipment is always too expensive to laymen. It doesn’t matter how much one spends on their hobby if it isn’t audio gear to most people. Watches, cars, boats, art collecting, wine collecting, etc.= no problem, However, mention cost of higher end audio gear and they often say or think that one has wasted their money. I don’t hear that about videophiles and their hobby. Just audio gear.