New speakers or new car?


ever notice it’s easier to spend $50,000 on speakers than $50,000 on a new car? Why is that. Is it because my living room is not big enough for a car?

Seriously, I need a new car. So maybe I need to come to terms with that and somehow find a way for it to be easier to spend a lot of money on a new car. Maybe it’s because a speaker doesn’t come with annual recurring costs like insurance and all the gasoline or electricity you gotta put into it.

Or maybe I just do both.

emergingsoul

There are way more production and parts cost in cars than speakers. I fail to see how such high prices for speakers can be justified. 

+1 @hilde45 - finance both to avoid regret. You need transportation. You’ll greatly enjoy high quality sonic speakers and would regret if missed this opportunity. 

Depending on what city you live in why even bother getting a car. Using rideshare, It’s close to being on par with all the financial stuff you have to deal with buying and driving a car. It’s like 20 bucks round-trip, use it 30 times in the month. Math don’t lie. 

New speakers... no contest. 

The old adage of you can tell an audiophile because his system cost more than his car(s)... has been true with me since 1979. A car is just transportation. Even true when I bought a new Lexus in addition to my SUV. 

See, I'm sort of the opposite. I had no qualms about writing a check for my then new truck and yet I wouldn't dream of spending even half that for new speakers.

That may be because I spent most of my adult life in the auto industry (retail parts and service). Then again, I drive less than 4k miles per year and since it's a Toyota, I'm hoping for it to be my last vehicle purchase.