[EhJayKim]

Have you spent more money buying instruments and supplies for your instruments, or headphones, speakers, cd's, amps etc?

I've definately spent more on instruments. I'm at about 20k+ of instruments under 1k on headphone stuff.

 

[Arainach]

Definitely Instruments, both in terms of what I've spent and what they would cost new. I've got two trumpets - a Schilke S32 and a Kanstul COL103 - and a cornet (Yamaha 2330), plus an assortment of mouthpieces, mutes, cases, etc. Probably spent near $2500 on the whole setup. My Audio Rig, by contrast, probably hasn't cost more than $700ish total.

 

[feh1325]

ugh...this reminded me...i need to get a better sax mouthpiece

 

[Duggeh]

Spent £75 on a keyboard last month and im saving up £250 for a theremin, but I've only just started my instrument crusade.

Hi-fi spending probably around £1500 gross. I havent ever bothered to add it all up properly, thats a guestimate.

 

[jules650]

Definitely on instruments, so far.

 

[labelbassist]

Audio - $580 Instruments - $3,000+

 

[Jahn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by feh1325 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ugh...this reminded me...i need to get a better sax mouthpiece

That reminds me of the days when I blasted the roof off in high school with this thing on my alto sax-

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ece?sku=465032

 

[hYdrociTy]

Instruments: ~1400, headfi ~1200

 

[SysteX]

Instruments: $18,000+ (parents' money)
Audio: $1,500 (my money)

...not even close.

 

[pne]

audio-$10,000+ (my money)
instruments-$2000 (mostly parents money)

the reason is audio is a surefire thing that it will always sound good. Unfortunately can't say the same for my playing ability =P

 

[Bob_McBob]

My violin is worth a lot more than what I've spent on audio gear and music.

 

[Cooter]

Instruments, by far. Not even close. Doesn't matter how good your phones sound, a live instrument always sounds better.

 

[Teerawit]

My violins cost alot more.

 

[Senn20]

I voted about the same, but with all the sets of guitar strings I've bought over the years, I might be wrong.

 

[Arainach]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooter /img/forum/go_quote.gif Instruments, by far. Not even close. Doesn't matter how good your phones sound, a live instrument always sounds better.

Technically that depends on the skill of the player, now wouldn't it? I consider myself a respectable enough trumpet player (seriously debated becoming a music ed major, although it's been 2 years since then and I'm not quite at the level I was then), but I can't match my Maurice Andre or Wynton recordings.