Fess Up How much have you spent on this Hobby??


Well, I've had the audio bug since I was a teenager and I witnessed first hand the emergence of high end audio as it was introduced in the market by manufacturers such as Audio Research, McIntosh, Crown, Revox and many others. I couldn't get enough of it and even went to Hope, Arkansas to meet Paul Klipsch in person. I (of course) had an analog rig for decades before getting into digital. I've changed out systems multiple times and have now incorporated HT into the mix as well. All told, I probably have spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 150K or more at this point... and really have no regrets!! Hard to imagine life without the world's greatest music. A blessing of the highest order!
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Geoff: I feel your pain. As a poor graduate student several (ha!) decades ago, I let my gut override my brain and bought a Fiat 124 rag-top, from a guy who must have been clairvoyant. Started breaking down within a month. Or maybe not, that was probably "normal" for that car. F(ix)I(t)A(gain)T(ony) ;-)

As far as this hobby goes, I'm w Jmcgrogan. Not gonna add it up, don't want to, don't care. If you do, don't forget to deduct what you got selling your used gear.
"03-18-15: Dweller
Have you factored in "opportunity costs"?"

You pretty much have to. It costs $x amount to have the opportunity to listen to a system that sounds y good.
I took my Alfa GTV-6 to an Italian owned Alfa Romeo dealership and asked for a rough estimate. So they beat the crap out of me.
Let's see, is this retail list, purchase price, the price quoted to significant other, or the amount your friends think you wasted?