[mmmmcheese]

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Originally Posted by kevin gilmore 4025 cd's at $15 each === $60375 919 sacd's at $18 each === $16542 (some of the import titles are double this) >1500 lp's at $10 each === $15000 191 dvd's at $15 each === $2865 main music system >$100000 3 aux music systems $35000 so thats $94782:$135000 The music collection grows by about 20 disks a month. Limited strictly by availability.

WOW...


Anyway, I have a measly collection of cds. Something like 20. 20*15=$300. My equipment totals to around $1500. So a 5-1 ratio. Although I am only 16, so I see an emty wallet in my future.

 

[Dimitris]

I have approximately 1000cds (1000x15=$15000) and $2500 worth of gear (headphones and speakers). During the last years i have been copying cds and downloading music from the internet but i have started buying cds again this month. I guess my ratio is 2500/15000=1/6.

 

[Wmcmanus]

I probably spend a wee bit too much on music and gear, but especially on gear. Not quite as bad as KG, but close enough. Well over $100k in total. It gets worse when you consider DVDs and the cost of home theater gear. But it's fun and that's what we're here for, isn't it?

 

[tennisets]

My ratio is about .7. I've got about 125 CDs and my audio system total at this point is about $1300. By the end of the summer my ratio will probably be a little over 1, since I'm working in an audio store and get everything for dealer price (yeah, I know it's awesome). I'm looking for a CD player for about $500, mayber a little more if it's really good. What am I looking at? Arcam CD73T, Arcam CD82T, Rega Planet, and Musical Fidelity X-Ray v3. I love this job.

 

[SiBurning]

This is an interesting question to contemplate one you ask yourself why you have that ratio. My ratio's about 1:1, but thinking about it makes me question whether to upgrade my system or get some new music instead.

 

[HD-5000]

I have 170 albums and less than $1000 tied up into audio gear. The 170 CD's I have I got cheap because I try to buy used.

 

[D-EJ915]

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Originally Posted by Dimitris I have been wondering what is the ratio of your audio equipment cost to your music collection value. Which of the following are you? 1. Cost/Value = infinite: spent a huge amount of money on audio gear and you like to listen to your favourite 50 cds 2. Cost/Value = 0: Huge collection with average gear. Used to care about sound quality but now dont care anymore. 3. Cost/Value = 0-2: Average

Hehe, 1.

I started late in the music game, I've got like 60 CDs although I have like 5k worth of gear (okay, like 2500 audio, non-portable)...o.O (I don't really actually feel like seeing what everything's worth and all that bs)...

My Gear:Music ratio is like 8.33 at the moment if you count my non-home audio specific gear and whatever...or I dunno lol

 

[soundboy]

The value of my music collection far exceed that of my system. In recent months, my purchases of SACDs have driven the value even higher. Closing in on 200 SACDs alone. And I spend $140.00 on one (used) CD alone last month

 

[Rob N]

Working out in USD I would say:-

Value of all equipment approx $50,000
Value of music collection approx $80,000

 

[Asterix]

Let's see, I have 300 cd's, I probably bought around 400-450 in my life total, since I sold a lot of stuff I didn't like. At around $12 a cd, thats as much as $5400, which is definately more than double the amount I invested into my stereo. For my stereo it was around $600 on speakers, $500 on speaker cables and interconnects, $500 on amp restoration including tubes, $200 for sound card, $200 for a hard drive for music, and around $500 for headphones and cable. That adds up to $2500, so about half the cost of the music.

1:2 equipment to music ratio, approximately

 

[XxATOLxX]

I have 6 CD's and 4 Headphones/Canalphones

 

[Asterix]

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Originally Posted by XxATOLxX I have 6 CD's and 4 Headphones/Canalphones

um, yea

 

[Aman]

I have about 3500 LPs ... let's value them at 15 dollars each
I bought a 100 dollar phono stage, a 350 dollar turntable, a 150 dollar headphone amp, and 170 dollar headphones

So that's $52,500 worth of music..
And 770 dollars worth of equipment

music:equipment ratio

68.12:1

 

[Orpheus]

500 CDs = $6,000
Music Studio = $60,000
Rack of Sample CDs = $40,000

...The Ability to Make Music....... Priceless

For those who live the dream, there is Cakewalk Sonar, for everyone else, there is Mastercard.

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by Aman I have about 3500 LPs ... let's value them at 15 dollars each I bought a 100 dollar phono stage, a 350 dollar turntable, a 150 dollar headphone amp, and 170 dollar headphones So that's $52,500 worth of music.. And 770 dollars worth of equipment music:equipment ratio 68.12:1

I think we have a winner in the "purist" department, especially if those LP's were acquired one by one (more or less), with your own funds (more or less) and over a long period of time. In other words, it would take tremendous self constraint to continually reinforce the same decision, week after week, for years and years... do I invest another $50 or $100 in music, or do I get better equipment? "It's got to be MUSIC... I just don't have enough yet... need more!"

If, on the other hand, you stumbled into the collection, well that's another matter. Your equipment will some day start to catch up. But it's still really cool no matter how you look at it. I've got at least 10 times that much invested in the racks that hold my equipment... but still don't have anywhere near 3,500 titles!