CPP
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I'm heading out in the morning to throw down $325 at TPC Sawgrass with three more crazy guys. Not to mention A box of $42.00 golf balls, plus a range ball to offer to the golfing gods on the first water hole.
Budgeting your system
- Thread starter Mike
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I'm heading out in the morning to throw down $325 at TPC Sawgrass with three more crazy guys. Not to mention A box of $42.00 golf balls, plus a range ball to offer to the golfing gods on the first water hole.
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Enjoy! It's a great track. Number 17 never bothered me though. Birdie, birdie, par in the three times I played it from the tips.
18 is another story. Tough hole to make even par on.
And for some reason, hole 1 has my name. The steep slopes on both sides of the green are a bugger.
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Nikhil
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Shadowfax
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Although I agree that more money towards speaker, in general, is better that too much money towards amplification, I can't even use the chart for my current system. I am finding that the same pair of speakers can sound very close whether paired with $15K worth of gear, or $100K worth.
For my current system, I spent 2x as much on my CDP than I ended up paying for Pre/Amp/Speakers/Cabling, but at the time the gear was new, without the CDP, it would have been
30% Pre
30% Amp
30% Speakers
10% Cables and CDP
When I built my previous system, I did spend double on Speaker vs Pre and Amp and was well rewarded for that choice.
For my current system, I spent 2x as much on my CDP than I ended up paying for Pre/Amp/Speakers/Cabling, but at the time the gear was new, without the CDP, it would have been
30% Pre
30% Amp
30% Speakers
10% Cables and CDP
When I built my previous system, I did spend double on Speaker vs Pre and Amp and was well rewarded for that choice.
hifinutt
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i find it easy to budget my system currently as no money at all !! simple 
but i would not agree with the pie chart , amps should have more budget imho
but i would not agree with the pie chart , amps should have more budget imho
I doubt that the pie chart makes any sense at all. There are too many variables. Some people like to have multiple sources. Tape, CD, Streaming, Vinyl etc.
It all depends on how you like to experience the hobby. Adding a vinyl source can really screw up the percentages.
It all depends on how you like to experience the hobby. Adding a vinyl source can really screw up the percentages.
CPP
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LOL, heck no you just buy more expensive speakers and amps to make the chart "fall in line" :scholar: LOL
truth be told Mike the guy with the lesser priced DAC probably enjoys his music more since the fella with the high priced unit is more worried about how his precious ego is perceived on the various audio forums ...........
Can't agree more
on the corollary, folks who enjoy music with expensive gears probably doesn't bother visiting any audio forums....
I have 3 sources and one integrated amplifier , so the breakdown is as following:
speakers: 33%
integrated amp: 10%
files( server and dac) :14%
cd/sacd player:12%
analog ( with phono pre): 12%
cabling ( including power distributor) : 15%
Platforms, footers, tweaks : 4%
, so the breakdown is as following:speakers: 33%
integrated amp: 10%
files( server and dac) :14%
cd/sacd player:12%
analog ( with phono pre): 12%
cabling ( including power distributor) : 15%
Platforms, footers, tweaks : 4%
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I'm at:
Speakers: 18%
Amps: 4.3%
Preamp: 7.6%
Sources: 33.3%
Phono Pre: 11%
Cables, Power, Racks, etc.: 25.8%
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Speakers: 18%
Amps: 4.3%
Preamp: 7.6%
Sources: 33.3%
Phono Pre: 11%
Cables, Power, Racks, etc.: 25.8%
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CPP
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mine turned out to be
Speakers: 31%
Amps: 12%
Preamp: 8%
Sources: 25%
Phono Pre: 10%
Cables, Power, Racks, etc.: 14 %
only thing I purchased new was my speakers and one source item.
Speakers: 31%
Amps: 12%
Preamp: 8%
Sources: 25%
Phono Pre: 10%
Cables, Power, Racks, etc.: 14 %
only thing I purchased new was my speakers and one source item.
I bought most second hand I used new prices for this:
Speakers 21%
Integrated amp 17%
source: 37% (streamer, CD transport DAC, phono amp TT etc etc)
cables: 26%
If I count what I actually paid the sources would be by far the largest part,
Speakers 21%
Integrated amp 17%
source: 37% (streamer, CD transport DAC, phono amp TT etc etc)
cables: 26%
If I count what I actually paid the sources would be by far the largest part,
CPP
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Can you imagine doing this over the years a person has been in this hobby. I would think sources would be at the top of the list in % of purchase.
a.wayne
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Your phono stage, TT and cartridge puts your pie chart out of whack, time to upgrade speakers ..
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Your phono stage, TT and cartridge puts your pie chart out of whack, time to upgrade speakers ..
I know. I guess I'm a sources first guy on paper. You can't fix downstream what isn't there in the first place or something like that. LOL.
I do believe speakers first however.
Trio XD with bass horn stack ought to do it.
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Seems reasonable Ken. I do crack up when I see those that spend 20 plus percent on the cables .........