How much does your system retail for?

not including cabling or stands, i'm at 35k for my main system. but, as out-of-pocket costs are *only* 13k, i don't really feel so bad. and, of course, this has been a gradual ting - one of my current subwoofer amps was my main amp back in '85... ;~)

doug *bargain-hunter* sedon

Damn, looking at all the previous posts is really a humbling experience, although my guts tell me that in a few years I will be joining the "HOLY #@(&*$! DID I REALLY SPEND ALL THAT?!" club.

BTW, I probably have the most "affordable" primary two-channel system here...total retail value $4555, not including misc. costs (shipping, tax)

Doug: We are called "pot lickers" where I hail from. My current main system retails for $6500. I paid a little over $3000 for it. I also have another $2000 (actual outlay) in items that are either being produced at this time, will be ordered within the next few weeks or that have not yet been installed into the system, so I guess that it will be an $8500 system by the end of next month. Right now it is the second most musical system that I have ever owned (might be the first if the room allowed it) and it is an SET/digital based setup that is not a full range system. Cabling (wires alone and not conditioning) will come in at around 20% of the retail price of the entire system and isolation components and the equipment rack will account for approx. 10% of the total system's retail when it is fully completed (two additional shelves are not included in these totals). I find these ratios to be quite reasonable though I did not really take them into consideration when putting the system together. I have also had a lot of fun assembling this one, especially with the little SET which is a new experience for me.

Wow! I am going to have to leave this site and go to audioreview.com. Does anybody have a small or apartment friendly system? Mgs, my system retails for around $4500 Cdn. so we should go stand in the corner and watch the big kids play.

My good ol friend Fabio called me and said if he had enough room for a computer he would have responded himself but wanted to say to you all " I spit on all your cheap systems, I have spent close to a million dollars on my huge Krells and Martin Logans" He also wanted to say that he still cannot believe its not butter.