[MrFaust]

Westone UM1 - $109
Grado RS-2 - $495
AKG K701 - $270
Koss A/250 - $40
Koss Portpro - $40
Grado SR-60 - $50 <- extra $120 in James Bond mods (more about this at a later time)
Archos AV500 100gb - $600
Dell e1705 Laptop - $2650 after upgrades
iRiver iHP-120 (working) - $100
iRiver iHP-120 (broken) - $36
Edirol UA-25 - $180
Darkvoice THD-336i Tube amp - $310
extra tubes - $75
Lite DAC-AH (Modified by Pacific Valve) - $240
Cmoy - $49
Little Dot Micro - $60
Headroom Total Bithead 2006 Version - $180
Little Dot Micro + - $69
RnB Audio Black Diamond 8" Interconnect $90
AK[Zip] 5" mini-to-mini custom interconnect $40
53" pure silver mini-to-rca interconnect $35
various other cables - $100

 

[G1ll]

I've been stealthing around this place for several months. Started out buying a pair of E2Cs ($90), got tired of them quickly and bought a pair of KSC75s ($15). Hated the clip on thing so I bought a pair of Sony V-150s ($20) and stuck the KSC75 drivers in them (cool mod btw, despite a small loss in overall audio quality).

Was happy for a while, but I started longing for a bit more. Just ordered the K81DJs ($60) and I'm hoping (well...to be honest I'm praying to sweet Jesus) that this will be my final purchase for a good while.

So in total I've spent around $185 USD. I have to say this thread has appeased my self loathing - most of my friends would never even think about spending more than $20 bucks on a pair of cans.

 

[juzmister]

well lets see...

Shure E5C-$400 (sold)
Little Dot Micro-£30 (sold)
Emu 1212m-£100
Millet Hybrid-£90
W3000-£600
Ipod 60gb-£220 (sold)
HF-1-200 dollars (sold)

so my current gear is £790...lol
i have yet to lose money on headphone gear, iv turned a profit on all the other stuff...

 

[tomjonesrocks]

KSC-75: $11
Koss Holdaphones (2): $15ish
JVC HA-FX33: $20
UR40: $26
EP630: $28
KSC-35: $40
X-Fi Xtreme Mod: $65
Sennheiser HD25-1+velour pads: $198
Headfive #257: $250
UM2: $259
AH-D2000: $290
ATH-AD2000: $500

+Sold items losses: $110 total -- not bad, really
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$1812

It should be said that for the most part I have sold other items (like unneeded guitar equipment) to create spending money for this new "hobby"...so this total really doesn't represent the hit to my *wallet*. Instead this total has caused a flurry of eBay activity on my part that otherwise might not have occurred. Out with the old, in with the new.

 

[AlterAnthony]

AKG K701 w/ Black Dragon recable: 550 USD
Grado RS-1: 650 USD
Etymotic ER6i: 90 USD
Koss "The Plug": 13 USD
Sennheiser HD 650: 450 USD
Sennheiser HD 570: 100 USD
Sennheiser MX 550: 15 USD
Sennheiser PX 100: 55 USD

Total: 1923 USD

If I included all my other headphone related equipment (amps, sources) in the calculation it would probably all add up to ~5000 USD.

P.S. This is my fourth post on Head-Fi!

 

[zancxia]

First Headphones (10 years ago): Some cheap koss full sized - $16 Broken
6hilips bud things that wrapped around the ear.... things - $12 Sold: to friend after he broke his pair: $10
5: years ago: Koss KSC-50 - $15 Rattles Occasionally
4: No named brand - $10 Lost
4: Koss UR-20 - $20 Next to me.
3: Grado SR-80 - $85 Sold this year: $60
2: Shure E2c - $66 Given to sister.
1: 99 cent ear buds - $.99

Given to friend
0: Beyer DT880 - $210 (Change in pace, huh?) Sold: $185
This Week: super.fi 5 EB - $120 On (or is that In?) me

So... total: $300 even. Whoops

 

[hulkster]

Quote:

First Headphones (10 years ago): Some cheap koss full sized - $16 Broken 6hilips bud things that wrapped around the ear.... things - $12 Sold: to friend after he broke his pair: $10 5: years ago: Koss KSC-50 - $15 Rattles Occasionally 4: No named brand - $10 Lost 4: Koss UR-20 - $20 Next to me. 3: Grado SR-80 - $85 Sold this year: $60 2: Shure E2c - $66 Given to sister. 1: 99 cent ear buds - $.99 Given to friend 0: Beyer DT880 - $210 (Change in pace, huh?) Sold: $185 This Week: super.fi 5 EB - $120 On (or is that In?) me

Like me, stick with the less-expensive things and don't get into amps.

 

[zancxia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hulkster Like me, stick with the less-expensive things and don't get into amps.

Yeah... I tried the amp thing though... I'll probably just stick low-impedence-headphone-cheaper-amp combo if I ever go back up in the $$$. In other words: Grado and <$100 amp.

 

[zentrad]

Let's see:
- Some free earphone $0
- Altec lansing earphone years ago, about $7-8
- Altec lansing Headphone $10
- Altec lansing 212i $20
- Sennheiser PC 140 $60

After start watching this forums:
- Sennheiser PX 100 $50
- Sennheiser HD 555 $100

NEXT:
- Audio Technica A900/700

 

[m3ta1head]

Since joining these forums I've bought:

Audio Technica AD700
Creative Labs EP-630

and a LDM+ too

(notice how I joined in July of this year.)

 

[kool bubba ice]

Quote:

Originally Posted by audiofan Ive spent about 800.00.now my wife has locked the wallet away!

around 700.00..Plan on buying the AKG 701, beyers 880, & AKG 271 S within a yr..

 

[Azure]

A500 - $116.50
SR80 - $102.50
SA1000 - $117.33
SA5000 - $315
DT770 - $180
SR-404 - $360

$1191.33

I've sold all of them except the STAX. No more headphones for me

 

[Blueiz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azure I've sold all of them except the STAX. No more headphones for me

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha......

 

[ilovesocks]

I've calculated a total spending of $310 on headphones.

 

[TJ Elite]

I'd say around 1500€ so far. That's on headphones. Cables, amplifiers and sources not included.