How much is your main home audio system worth?

[RMK!]

This is definitely a sickness!

This topic forced me to add it up. I have spent over $10K in the last 9 months and all I wanted to do was replace my old and failing Bose LS 12 system with a decent surround sound system. Now I’m seriously contemplating spending $125K for a room addition and Hifi Ht setup. Thanks Audioholics (I guess ).

 

[korgoth]

im still in college too, so i have to slowly buy parts..

overall ive probobly spent about 3 grand. realistically, im looking to spend another 2 - 3 grand on this system. for the qs8 surrounds, stands if needed, component racks, and a tv rack, maybe the m80 fronts and another amp, and maybe an svs of hsu sub.

then ill just start working on another one. a much better one.

 

[steelhrd]

I wil be upgrading as soon as the money comes in.


Hitachi 60vs810 3000/4799
yamaha rxv2500 750/1099
denon 1910 209/299
Boston acoustics vr975 's 400/1700
boston acoustics vr12 center 250/350
streem ht 33f mains for rears 200/200
streem ht 33 surrounds for presence 75/75
Brickwall pw8r15aud 250/250
monster power cables 0/0(came with speakers)
dish 811 hd reciever 300/300
db4 antenna ota 100/59 (bought from local dealer)
radio shack antenna gain booster 30/30
Hitachi stand for 60vs810 275/400
cable and wires 250

 

[majorloser]

I hate to say it but, if you are going to add all of the audio and video equipment together, the $12K level is a little low. $15K or $20K might have been a better cutoff.

 

[steelhrd]

Agreed i mean as soon as my wife turns her head i will be getting new surround and prescence also an emotiva amp. And this doesn't include the furniture i bought for this room recliners and reclining couch. And i know i am on the cheap end of things.

 

[GMann]

Here are the pieces, now just to install it...

Pioneer Elite VSX-52TX
Pioineer DVR-810H-S (DVD & TiVo)
M & K 750MKII (LCR)
Speakercraft MT-Three (rear)
2 @ Martin Logan Dynamo (sub)
Interconnects by Audioquest (mostly 3s, some 1s)
Panamax MAX5300 (line conditioner)
Salamander 3 unit stand
older Sony 36" WEGA

Other stuff sitting in the garage:
Adcom GFP-710
Adcom GFA-5006
Bang & Olufsen BeoMaster 1900 (complete system)
Onkyo Integra A-809
Onkyo Integra DX-C909

 

[sdy284]

my setup is worth ~$3000

 

[Cygnus]

Before, i voted the first selection at the top, but now that we have tthe theatre room up, I would definelt say " $9,000 - $12,000+".

 

[dalgirl42]

Carver m200 $400
Carver CT-17 $600
Acoustat TNT 200 $700
Polk Audio speakers $300
Sony Record player $100
Neat(Oknyo) Record player $???
Panisonic DVD $100
Sharp Video Projector $1000
Webster Chicago wire recorder $100
Teac CD burner $250
Tecknics CD player $100
Sanyo HI FI VCR $80
Sony Tape Deck $50
IMAC with Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks 2 $300
Key-Digital CDA-12 video Amp $800

 

[ca_newbee]

New System

Panasonic 50' plasma Th50PHD8UK - $3000
Panasonic HDMI card - $135
Denon 2910 - $600
Denon 3806 - $1100
Mission m-cube $1000
DVIGear HDMI cables -$200
Vogel Stack system - $150
Panny Wall mount - $130
Avia setup-up DVD - $30

Harmony Remote for Christmas - $230
and then the mpeg4 directv offering in 2006

 

[WHALER]

My HT with $

New to HT. Just purchased these,

 

[Methost]

I can not say how much I spent for fear my wife will check through my bookmarks and find this site. She thinks I got everything on ebay for a few hundred bucks.

 

[kingdaddy]

I had to do an estimate not long ago for added insurance, so I got a pretty good idea of replacement cost at about $25,000-$30,000. Speakers are hard to determine since they are all DIY, but the electronics alone are at least 15K and if I add the wiring and cables in my attic, they alone would be about 5K. adding up my cabling receipts and materials was a shock, I had no idea they would be that much, full automation is expensive.

 

[HiJon89]

Well, going by what I paid, which is a lot less than retail in some cases, my system is worth:

Sony KV-32HS500: $380
Onkyo TX-SR503: $190
Samsung DVD-HD950: $140
Sony SLV-N99: $60
Pair of Polk R30 Towers: $100
Pair of Polk R15 Bookshelf: $50
BIC DV-62CLRS Center: $105
Sennheiser HD-555 Cans: $90
CMoy Headphone Amp: $65
Harmony 676 Remote: $70
Cables: $100
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Total: $1350

EDIT: I see some people listed their computers also so I guess I'll do that too (As you can probably tell I'm mostly into computers and I'm just getting started with home theater):

Case $100: Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
Motherboard $90: DFI nF4 Ultra-D
CPU $150: AMD Opteron 148 @ 2.9Ghz 1.62V
RAM $160: 2GB OCZ PC3200 Platinum @ 220Mhz 2.5-3-2-6
Video Card $435: Volt-Modded Sapphire X850 XT @ 630/630 Stock VGPU
Power Supply $150: OCZ 520W PowerStream Sleeved w/ UV Blue
Water Cooling $260: Iwaki MD-20RLT Pump w/ 5/8" fittings -> 2-302 Heatercore w/ 5/8" fittings and 2x120mm Sanyo Denkis @ 7V -> Swiftech MCW-6002 w/ 1/2" fittings -> Maze 4 Acetal w/ 1/2" fittings. Tygon 3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing used for entire loop. System uses distilled water with 6oz. Pentosin coolant and 1oz. Deep Blue UV Dye.
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Total: $1460

 

[Armbender]

Rotel 1060 - 1000.00
Rotel 1055 - 1000.00
Rotel 1056 - 1700.00
Bryston 4B - 4500.00
Bryston300 - 2500.00
Monster HTS2500 - 500.00
B&W 604 - 2000.00
B&W 601 - 500.00
B&W 600 - 750.00
PSB Alpha 6 - 750.00
Samsung DLP - 5000.00
Xbox360 - 700.00
Cables - 2000.00

Total - 23000.00

Looks bad when you write it down. The wife is gonna lose it when I upgrade this year. LOL

 

[Khellandros66]

Lets See

Yamaha RX-V1300 - $650
Sony DVP-CX995v - $300
Olevia LT27HV - $1000 -200 MIR

Definitive gear:
SM450's - $600 (pair)
ProMonitor 200's - $215 (ea)
ProSub 100tl - $370

Cables and interconnects - $400 (est)

~Bob

 

[lip11]

I've been through a lot of stuff, but it's funny that what I've really done
is simplify the whole system.

For front end sources, I use a

Pioneer DVD-578AS (incredibly reliable and beautifully sounding)
Samsung (Comcast) DVR for TV
PC - > Apple's Airport Express for wireless digital audio (sounds better than the DVD/CD player, which really puzzles me.)

Preamp is a gorgeous Anthem AVM20

Amp is Behringer EP1500 (Best amp I've ever heard at any price, and it costs $250)

B&W 801 IIIs

It might not be the cutting edge, but it makes damn beautiful music!

Best,
John

 

[flognam]

my ht

just putting the finishing touches on my new ht.
mcintosh mx119
mcintosh mc207
mcintosh mvp861
marantz ld 510
(3)snell c/v for lcr
snell e/ii for sides
snell k/ii for rears
(2)m&k mx350 subs
(4)berkline 088
(2)lazyboy recliners
berkline reclining loveseat
straight wire interconnects and speaker wires mostly(encore)
panasonic rear projection dlp(soon to be replaced with sony "ruby" and 120"diagonal screen
do not want to add up totals for price because wife would freak out if she knew!!!

 

[ht_addict]

Checkout my sig for what I have, and you'll understand why I'm broke.

 

[KeithT]

Panasonic 42" plasma $3000
Artison Portrait LCR $1600
Artison LRS surrounds $500
Sunfire Ultimate Receiver $4000
Pioneer Elite DV-C36 DVD player $300
SVS PB2Ultra $2600
HTPC $1500
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Total $13500

Hurry, my wife's coming