How much is your main home audio system worth?

[jaxvon]

In that case, the price is justified. Sometimes people have a need for good shielded power cords, and top-flight build quality never hurt anyone.

 

[Sleestack]

I have finazlized all three of my main systems. I am waiting on a few pieces to arrive, but here's the final approximate tally for the core pieces:

Headphone Rig - $15,000 (Singlepower SDS XLR, Meridian G08, Sennheiser HD650 w/ Equinox, Billy Bag's Pro Stand)

2 Channel Rig - $45,000 (TACT RCS 2.2.XP, BOZ 216/2200, Epiphany 12-12, Tact W210 Corner Subs, Classe Omega SACD2, Audiophile APS 1050, Biily Bag's Tri-pro)

HT Rig - $93,000 (Tact TCS MKII/ADC6, BOZ 216/2200, Eggelston Andra II, Velodyne DD-15s, Denon 5910, Esoter X-01, Pioneer Pro 1130HD).

It took me over a year of buying and selling pieces to figure out what I really wanted, but I finally have my 3 main systems on the verge of completion.... and now almost everything has to be put into storage so I can start home renovations

 

[Chris1971]

Very impressive. Nice to see someone else who shares a passion for the higher end of the market.

Any chance you could post some links to your equipment (manufacturers website) and maybe some photos? I'm particulary interested in your big rig.

Nice choice of CD transport for your headphone rig. Did you compare to the 808?

Cheers,

Chris

 

[jaxvon]

Here's his' thread with pictures of some of the stuff:

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14929

 

[Sleestack]

Very impressive. Nice to see someone else who shares a passion for the higher end of the market.

Any chance you could post some links to your equipment (manufacturers website) and maybe some photos? I'm particulary interested in your big rig.

Nice choice of CD transport for your headphone rig. Did you compare to the 808?

Cheers,

Chris

You can check the link Jaxvon provided to see some of the gear, however many of those pictures are already outdated. Just within the past 2 weeks, I made the decision to go with the Andra IIs and Meitner. I should have final gear pictures up within a few weeks and final setup pictures after renovations (6 months).

I don't really have a passion for high end gear as much as I do for creating the best possible listening experience. The TACT gear (and its incredible room correction) and the speakers I use are definitely the most critical components. I do have a penchant for high end sources, but feel they are more a luxury than an absolute necessity.

The G08 is stellar. My favorite redbook source. I had the 808 for a month. It is also amazing, but I decided to go with the Classe SACD2 instead b/c of its SACD ability. I ordered the Meitner b/c I do quite a bit of multichannel SACD listening.

Great choice of products on your part. I really like Meridian products. I also used a G57 until recently.

 

[frostbyte]

Processor - Outlaw Audio 990 - $1100
Amp - Sherbourne 7200 - $2500
Speaker's - 2 x RBH T-1/R - $7500
1 x RBH 661-SE/R - $1200
4 x 661-SE's - $3000
Sub's - 2 x RBH 1010-SEP's - $3000
Projector and screen - Mitsu HD1000U - $1300
Cables - Blue Jean and Monster - $500
DVD - Samsung w/HDMI - $100
Surge Protection - Panamax $500
PS3 - Blue Ray - $600
Total - $21,300

 

[Exit]

In the audio hobby since 1968.

This is my system, generally purchased at less than retail prices. The main speakers (a Henry Kloss design) and subwoofers in this system are about 20 years old and still work fine. These were bought at the dawn of Pro-Logic and the introduction of the first Bose cubes for you audio historians. These speakers were originally in a much smaller room and do not produce enough bass for my present great room and open floor layout of about 8,000 cu ft. I plan to get a SVS PB12+2 next, which is why I bought the BFD while it was still around. I put a lot of time into figuring that thing out with help from an internet guide. It made the present RS subwoofer sound better as a stopgap. I have to keep the volume low most of the time so I am putting off buying a new subwoofer for awhile since I won’t be able to use it much right now. I have used my son’s PS3 to watch a couple of blu-ray movies, but I don’t plan to buy a high definition DVD player until the format war is over and player prices drop to about $150, the price I paid for the upscaling DVD player. I will probably upgrade my satellite equipment next to a HD DVR depending on how the HD programming packages look.

Total $7895

Video ($2740)

Samsung HL-P6163W 61" DLP High Definition TV, $2100
Dish Network 811 HD Satelite Receiver, $50
Samsung DVDHD850 Upscaling DVD player, $150
JVC VHS Recorder/Player, $60
A/V Cables – Walmart, Radio Shack and Monoprice, $100
Radio Shack antenna power amplifier, $60
DB2 UHF Antenna, $45
4-position Monoprice HDMI switch box, $50
A/V Power Strip $40
Avia Calibration DVD $35

Audio (5.1 plus 2 front presence channels) ($2430)

Yamaha HTR-5890 A/V THX Receiver, $550
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble System, 2 bass modules with 8” woofers and 2 mid- high speakers, $550
Cambridge Soundworks Center Channel mid-high speaker, $150
Cambridge Soundworks 8" powered subwoofer (for center channel), $350
Radio shack 10" 120W powered subwoofer, 25' RCA cable to stereo, $200
Behringer Feedback Destroyer DSP1124P, $110
2 (Pair) Klipsch Synergy Series SS.5 180 degrees surrounds, $380
CD storage rack, $25
Pr. of Speaker Stands $45
Radio Shack SPL Meter $45
Speaker wire $25

Furnishings ($2775)

Bello Metal/Glass 58" long TV stand - Z shaped, $350
Designer 3-piece taupe leather Couch Set, long couch, loveseat, reclining chair, $1,800
Stone look/glass coffee and end table, $250
Drapes for front window, 6 foot, $120
Custom window shades for rear of room – 2, $120
Curtains for door sidelight windows, $100
Black iron base lamp with onionskin shade, $35

 

[chadnliz]

Here is my list........

$28,000 if all purchased new, here is the list:

VMPS Main's FF3 SRE with outboard active crossover $8000
VMPS 626 Center $1200
BW 600 series Dipole's (4) $650 per pair
Rotel 1068 Pro $1700\
Rotel 1066 Multi amp for surrounds $700
Aragon 4004MKII for mids tweets on mains $1800
Carver TFM 35 for woofers $700
Lexicon RT 10 $3500
Samsung HD841 $149
Sony Wega XBR 34' tube HDTV $2000
Sonic Frontiers SFL Sig Tube Pre $1500
Luxman T117 $500
SOTA Star/Saphire Table with Vc hold down $2500
Rega RB300 arm $400
Audio Technica ATML150 Cart $500
Musical Surroundings Phonomena $600
Monster Power HTS3500 MKII $300
Audioquest, Tara Labs, Cardas, Kimber, ect.... $2000

 

[Romulus]

I was initially aiming for 5k. It ended up being just under 7. I was hoping to stay in my budget, but am still content since I'm very happy with the equipment I purchased.

 

[ringbearer3791]

Alright, here's what i'm running.

Sony 46" WEGA LCD $1200
Oppo DV-981HD $230
APC H15 $450
Denon AVR-4306 $2000
Snell Acoustics K5s $1500
Snell Acoustics K3s $600?
Snell Acoustics XA55 $1200
Snell Acoustics PS10 $1200
Blue Jeans cables/interconnects ~$200
Stands $200

Now if i could just find the cash to get a couple more speakers for rear surrounds and maybe an axiom ep500 i'd really be in business.

 

[stratman]

My main system would be my 2.0, that new was about $15,000. My HT is about $5,000. and change. How about software? My CD collection about $6000.00, my DVD collection about $2500.00

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Two difficulties here. First is deciding which is my "main" system. I have two systems, one for music and one for movies. For the poll, I arbitrarily decided to designate the music system as "main".
Second is how to define "worth". Is it MSRP, what I actually paid, or what I would expect to be able to sell it for? I went with what I actually paid, but this is misleading since I got an $800 amp for free.

 

[CountryMud]

(4 yr warranty on first 4 items)
Samsung LCD 32" HDTV - LN-S3251D = $1400
Yamaha RX-V461 A/V 500watt Receiver = $370
Klipsch Quintet III Series System = $570
Klipsch Syngery 10" 420watt Sub = $470
Phillips Upconvert DVD Player = $60
TiVo 80hr Dual Tuner = $75
Nintendo Wii/Accessories = $800
Cables and Misc = $500
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$4300 - ugh.


Just beginning, and slowly upgrading/improving - moreso as I stick around here reading, researching, and learning about this stuff. I truly and understanding the 'audioholic' meaning now.

 

[davidtwotrees]

New and Used.....Kissed some Audio Frogs....

Used Items.
2 Acurus A250 amps. -$850
Sony 53"RPTV-------- $750
LG Hdtv Tuner ------- $250
JBL Center and Sub----$300
Denon 3910 Uniplayer--$700
Monster Power Box----$250
New Items.
AudioRefinemnt
5x125w amplifier.------$1200
AudioRefinement
Preamp/Processor-----$800
MordauntShort 506
DiPole rear surrounds---$350
Canton Karat Fronts---$2000
Escient Fireball
Music Server. --------$950
Cords and Wires.-----$700
Grand Total--------$9100

There was a learning curve to this process. I am an impulse buyer and that can be troublesome. I also don't make a lot of money......or work a lot of hours. So I kissed some frogs in the used buying department. Also, I would not pay $1200 for a 5 channel amp again, although it is a nice one. Best value is the Canton Karat speaks for $2k delivered. Best used value was the Acurus amps-they're hot. Coolest thing is the music server- it's like having an audiphile ipod -your whole music collection at your fingertips. The only regret I have is not getting the Audio ReQuest server which does lossless. I had $1k down at a b and m store last winter and just could not come up with another thousand for the ReQuest server. but they gave me the Fireball for a good price and it works just fine at 320kbps. Thanks for listening.

 

[Alexxus]

My main system would be my audio system which is worth somewhere around $5,500 depending where you buy it from.

I'm assuming the question was how much they're worth new, not second hand.

 

[NeverSeen]

Chock up another one for $10,000+ (with various accessories and games, etc). My purchase price is far below the retail value due to the employee discount i had when purchacing everything. As for the replacement value, I'm saying i'm still in the $8,000 - 10,000 range as the prices are the same, just updated models for the current year.

I will do my list in new retail value at time of purchase, replacement cost with current model, and what i actually paid for it. Prices are pretty rounded and I did not go looking for the best deals etc. so take it with a grain of salt!

Model New Replace I Paid
Hitachi 50VF820 $2,600 $1,300 $1,600
Onkyo TXSR-702 $800 $800 $550
PS3 $400 $400 $400
Wii $250 $250 $250
Zienth DVD $60 $60 $60
Polk RTi10 pair $1,200 $1,200 $480
Polk CSi5 $500 $500 $200
Polk RTi6 side $480 $480 $190
Polk RTi6 rear $480 $480 $190
Polk XRt12 $330 $330 $130
Velodyne DPS12 $550 $550 $120
M. HTS3600 $500 $500 $100
M. HTS2600 $350 $350 $140
M. Interconnect $1,000 $1,000 $400
Harmony 880 $250 $250 $125
Total $9,750 $8,450 $4,935

EDIT: The list didn't come out as clean as it did when i typed it out on here... sorry!

 

[Fargo]

Don't Tell The Wife...

My System (10/10/2009)

Display
1) Pioneer Elite (Kuro) PRO-151FD 60” Flat Panel Plasma

Source Components
1) Blu-Ray Disc Player – Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD
2) Media Manager – Escient FIREBALL DVDM-300
3) DVD/CD/SACD Player – Sony DVP-CX777ES (Changer-1 CD Collection)
4) DVD/CD/SACD Player – Sony DVP-CX777ES (Changer-2 CD Collection)
5) DVD/CD/SACD Player – Sony DVP-CX777ES (Changer-3 CD Collection)
6) Game Console – XBOX 360

A/V Controller
1) SURROUND PREAMP/Processor- Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1

Power amplifier
1) 2-Channel – Rotel RB-1090S
2) 5-Channel – Rotel RMB-1095S
3) Zone-2 – Audio Source AMP-200

Speakers
1) Main (front) – Sonus Faber Grand Piano HOME
2) Center – Sonus Faber Solo HB
3) Subwoofer – Velodyne VA-1250X
4) Side Surround (IN WALL) – Niles MP-650
5) Rear Surround – B&W DM602 S2
6) Zone-2a (DECK) – Infinity Outrigger Jr.
7) Zone-2b (GARAGE) - Polkaudio Monitor 30

Control & Communication
1) Universal Remote AEROS MX-850
2) Universal Remote MRF-350RFS, RFX-150 & RFX-250
3) Home Network - Lynksys cable modem, wireless router & switch

Cables & Interconnects
1) Analog/Digital Audio - Monster, Audio Source
2) Balanced Audio – Blue Jeans Cable
3) Video – Monster, Tributaries, Tara Labs
4) HDMI – Monster
5) Speaker Cables – Monster
6) LAN Cables - diy

Miscellaneous
1) Racks & Stands
2) Whole House Surge Protector
3) Power Distribution & Dedicated AC Circuits
4) Wall Plates, Jacks & Connectors

What I spent…
Components $27,211
Cables & Interconnects $2,904
CD Collection $???

TOTAL $30,115

Having something to wow my friends and ‘tweak’ with priceless…

 

[MatthewB.]

I will list the retail price and what I actually paid.

Monster AVS2000SS 1799.00 paid 299.00 (CC closeout)
Monster 3600 499.00 paid 299.00
Pioneer Elite 620 58" RPTV 7,200 paid 1099.00 (misprinted ad they had to honor)
Sony 350 Bluray player 299.00 paid 90.00 BNIB Pawn shop)
Toshiba A3 HD-DVD player 399.00 paid 70.00 closeout
Onkyo 805 1099.00 paid 499.00 online retailer (mains)
B&K 105 watt stereo amp (side surrounds) 799.00 paid 80.00 pawn shop
H/K 2200 100 watt stereo amp (bridged to 200 watt mono) Center 499.00 paid 80.00 pawn shop
Adcom 535 60 watt stereo amp (rears) 400.00 paid 80.00 pawn shop
Oppo DVD player retail 150.00 (paid retail)
DefTech BP7001sc 1750.00/ea paid 1600.00/pair brand new (they came with cherry endcaps and manager of Ultimate just wanted them gone)
DefTech LCR2002 599.00 paid 275.00 (ebay)
Deftech Studio Monitor 450's 750.00/pr paid 250.00 (6th ave .com)
Deftech Mythos gems 450.00 paid 250.00 new in store on sale
SVS NSD12/2 899.00 paid 699.00 B-Stock unit
Audiosource AST-10 150 watt sub (attached to center only) 400.00 paid 40.00 pawn shop
4 pair Monster Ultra 1000 12 gauge speaker cable 400.00 retail paid 60.00 CC closeout
3 pair Monster 800 component cables 300.00 retail paid 30.00 CC closeout


So if I paid retail for everything it would come to 19,841 (not including tax)

But I paid 5,700 total maybe 300 more with the tax for the few items I had to pay tax on. so 6 grand for 20,000 worth of gear just for my main system.

I actaully saved money on master bedroom setup also which retails for about 12,000 I paid about 3,000 total for that system. Which has alot of the same gear.

 

[HDPCsound]

Im impressed how many guys spend a lot of bucks on his sound systems, personally im on computers, and all my life i spent the most of my money on computers.
Lately, im getting new audio stuff, below the $1000 dollars.

 

[Haaspac]

Panasonic 50pz80u - $1500
PS3 limited edition bundle with mgs4 - $600
emp impressions 5.1 - $1100
Pioneer Elite vsx21txh - $700
APC C5 power conditioner - $40
Monoprice cables for everything - ~$60

total = $4000

movies and games - $a lot