How much have you guys spent on your....

[iliopsoas]

Paradigm Studio 60s for fronts
Paradigm CC-570 center channel
Onkyo junk subwoofer and surrounds
Pioneer 47TX receiver
ReplayTV 5040 modified to hold 200GB
no DVD/CD player. my old one broke a couple weeks ago

 

[yosuke188]

36" tube - ? Maybe $300? Over 7 years old.
That's it for my TV.

My computer monitor (19" ~$300) and speakers (Swan M200 $180) add up to more.

 

[funboy6942]

$599 Optoma H31 (just got to replace a bought back broken Toshiba 65" CRT HD TV)
$60 100" screen from TD
$250 Logitech Z5500
Every thing is run from my PC that does everything I need so no need for anything else (video, HD, DVD, Dvix, music, fm, ect)

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: spacejamz

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this is before taxes, right?

Toshiba 62" 1080p DLP - $2500
JVC Receiver - $400
JVC 7 Disc DVD Changer - $300
JVC 200 Disc CD Changer - $250
AV PurePower Line Conditioner - $200
Onkyo Speaker package - $350
Cables - $150
Entertainment Center - $1000
Pelica A/V Input Selector - $100

Total - $5250

After tax it is probably closer to $5,550

add another $700 for the XBOX 360 and stuff
add another $700 for the PS2 and stuff

Don't you find the placement of your mains a little high?

wife won't let me put them any place else...they actually sound pretty good where they are at, but I have not experimented trying to place them at ear level...wonder if I angle them downwards a bit would make any difference...

 

[ajayjuneja]

Rotel 960 BX amp x 2 = $ 250 ($1200)
Rotel RC-1070 Preamp = $ 500 ($600)
Sony DVP-S9000ES DVD/SACD Player = $500 ($1800)
Aiwa XK-S9000 cassette deck #1 = $600 ($1100)
Technics RS-M253X cassette deck #2 = $ 25 ($380)
Teac C3RX cassette deck #3 = $150 ($1000)
Sony TCK-620 cassette deck #4 = $30 ($350)
Acoustic Research AR302 Speakers = $400 ($1200)
Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo 3 bookshelf speakers (for bedroom) = $300 ($300)
Sony SCD-CE775 SACD/CD Player = $150 ($380)
Sony CDP-C535 CD player = $100 ($300)
Sony RDR-HX900 DVD recorder / PVR = $200 ($800)
Sony SLV32M1 32" LCD HDTV = $1300 ($2100)
Sony GX-808ES receiver (used as tuner) = $225 ($1000)
PC has Terratec DMX6 Fire 24/96 = $150 ($250)
Technics SL - 1400 Turntable #1 = $75 ($400)
Rega Planer 3 turntable #2 = $400 ($700)

So retail price: $13,860
My cost (assembled over years, and lots of bargain hunting in the mix too): $5355


As a note, only the Aiwa and Technics decks are in use at the moment, the other two are upstairs in the closet.
The older sony CD player is also in the closet (the C535) -- it's semi flaky now, always stays powered on / doesn't shut off.
The Sony receiver long ago was used as an amp for me, till I upgraded to the Rotel gear, then I kept it to be used as a radio tuner.

The Aiwa deck is a bit of a collectors item now, one recently sold on ebay for $1300, and in 1992 when it first came out, Audio Magazine hailed it as the "Best-Ever Cassette Deck"
-- it's overengineered up the wazoo.

Friends, ebay, thrift stores, audiogon, and the audio asylum are your friends.

 

[ajayjuneja]

Oh, and yes, I know whomever I marry is going to justify their clothes and jewelry spending habits by pointing at my electronics and cars -- I'll never win those arguements unless I sell some of this stuff!

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: ajayjuneja
Oh, and yes, I know whomever I marry is going to justify their clothes and jewelry spending habits by pointing at my electronics and cars -- I'll never win those arguements unless I sell some of this stuff!

thats why all my money goes into the computer. I dont tell her whats in there

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: spacejamz

pic

this is before taxes, right?

Toshiba 62" 1080p DLP - $2500
JVC Receiver - $400
JVC 7 Disc DVD Changer - $300
JVC 200 Disc CD Changer - $250
AV PurePower Line Conditioner - $200
Onkyo Speaker package - $350
Cables - $150
Entertainment Center - $1000
Pelica A/V Input Selector - $100

Total - $5250

After tax it is probably closer to $5,550

add another $700 for the XBOX 360 and stuff
add another $700 for the PS2 and stuff

Don't you find the placement of your mains a little high?

wife won't let me put them any place else...they actually sound pretty good where they are at, but I have not experimented trying to place them at ear level...wonder if I angle them downwards a bit would make any difference...

Is this an option?

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: spacejamz

pic

this is before taxes, right?

Toshiba 62" 1080p DLP - $2500
JVC Receiver - $400
JVC 7 Disc DVD Changer - $300
JVC 200 Disc CD Changer - $250
AV PurePower Line Conditioner - $200
Onkyo Speaker package - $350
Cables - $150
Entertainment Center - $1000
Pelica A/V Input Selector - $100

Total - $5250

After tax it is probably closer to $5,550

add another $700 for the XBOX 360 and stuff
add another $700 for the PS2 and stuff

Don't you find the placement of your mains a little high?

wife won't let me put them any place else...they actually sound pretty good where they are at, but I have not experimented trying to place them at ear level...wonder if I angle them downwards a bit would make any difference...

Then it must be because the photos of you two would not be visible if they weren't on the bottom shelf. Are you guys dwarves?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

50" Mitsubishi projection tv - got it for free
2x Paradigm Studio 60's - $1400
SVS PC+ w/ 12.3 driver - $545 + $188
HK AVR 335 - $400 + tax

It's isn't that much yet, but let's wait a year and see where this all ends up