How many weeks of income did your sys. cost?

I really do not want to contemplate this question... Please ask another less painful one.

KF

A more interesting question (and probably a more depressing one) is.... How many weeks of DISPOSEABLE income did your system cost? Basically, take all of your fixed and necessity costs from your take home pay, and that is your disposeable income.

KF

It never occured to me to gauge what I've spent on my system this way. Since music gives us joy and inspiration, it's like asking "how much do you spent on your family so far". This topic/post is ridiculous, cold, and double sided...your post should be deleted.

Love for music is a passion. When you favor how much you spent on equipment rather than how much the music that comes out from your equipment rejuvenate your soul, then the passion is gone. Move on to a different hobby, or else you will not survive the undertow.

I wholeheartedly agree with SdCampbell/Aida_w/Subaruguru/Tok2000. I am glad that there are people like them on this forum. It makes this forum worthwhile to visit.

I just wonder how all of this **** got past the gate keeper????????????

Hold on there, Tex. You think some folks are overreacting just a bit? This thread had nothing to do with specifying anyone's income or even the price of any component or system. I decided to take this thread as a rather humorous attempt at putting a little perspective on our shared obsession, irrespective of the little math lesson. It does seem a little strange that the most indignant find nothing wrong in specifying every item in their systems for all to see (and thereby easily determine the approximate cost of the system, duh). If you don't like the thread, don't participate. If you wish to participate, be prepared for some flack if you try to take some moral high ground on a position that isn't even on topic. In the end, lets lighten up a bit. While the world is going to heck around us, be glad that we find joy and happiness in this rather fringe hobby that can, at its best, bring people together. The last thing any of us want is this site resembling the real world! Peace. (By the way, good one, Albert!)