%age cost breakdown of your system

[Idlewithnodrive]

I'm not interested in the absolute monetary value of your system, just what %age of total spend you have assigned to each major component. I imagine it will be preferred listening source dependant, but it will be interesting to see if there is a correlation across all respondents.

So, to kick off, I listen primarily to vinyl and my breakdown is -

TT (Inc cart) - 36%
Speakers - 25%
Amp - 15%
Streamer - 6%
CDP - 2%
Cassette Deck - 6%
Ancillaries (Cables / PSU's / Stands etc) - 10%

Be interesting to see if that is typical.

 

[MF 1000]

CDT & DAC 30%
Preamp 18%
DCX. 4%
Power Amps 18%
Speakers 30%

based on the purchase and/or build cost not the potential retail cost

 

[savvypaul]

After working it all out, I've realised that I have gone some way over my original budget. Subsequently, my system adds up to 248%.

 

[MF 1000]

I’ve just realised I’m almost at the thirds level between source/amps/speakers without planning it etc. The full purchase price cost is quite alarming (well for me at least) and if I took account of the time cost of me building the speakers they would then be at the 45% level I guess

 

[Paul68]

I'm getting the distinct impression you lot were in class while I was out behind the proverbial bike sheds smoking and gambling and plotting the weekend drunken shenanigans.

 

[tuga]

File playback system (software + desktop computer + bridge/endpoint + DAC) - 31.5%
Integrated amplifier - 20.5%
Loudspeakers + stands - 47%
Cables - 1%

Edit: all used/ex-demo, except for the software

 

[justinhd]

25% speakers
60% pre-amp/amp
10% streamer
5% cables
It varies depending on system

 

[audio_PHIL_e]

TT,arm,cart,psu > 40%
amplifier 30%
speakers 20%
bits+pieces <1,5%
cd+tuner < 1%
phono stage > 6%

various things bought at different times some new some s/h so the prices may not be comparable

 

[Idlewithnodrive]

After working it all out, I've realised that I have gone some way over my original budget. Subsequently, my system adds up to 248%.

Haven't we all ?

 

[2010*zuma]

20% loudspeakers
20% Amplification
30% cables
25% equipment isolation
5% source

 

[savvypaul]

Haven't we all ?

Thinking about it, amplifiers are around 95% of my spend - I bought the company...

 

[TheFlash]

File playback system (software + desktop computer + bridge/endpoint + DAC) - 31.5%
Integrated amplifier - 20.5%
Loudspeakers + stands - 47%
Cables - 1%

And all that for £17.99!

 

[Idlewithnodrive]

20% loudspeakers
20% Amplification
30% cables
25% equipment isolation
5% source

Obviously a stand out result there (so far), spending more on ancillaries than kit.

 

[lostwin]

It’s definitely a calculation that can get skewed depending on when you bought and whether it was new or used.

Based on money leaving my wallet, my vinyl only set up would be 30/40/25 with balance on cables etc. Based on what it might cost new, it is more likely 50% plus on speakers assuming Audio Note had developed their own equivalent version.

Good question though.

 

[StingRay]

I have active speakers bought new but the rest of my system bought used.

it is roughly:

Streamer 20%
DAC 18%
Active Speakers 60%
cables 2%

 

[bobovox]

Loudspeakers 43%
Rack 19%
Streamer 13%
CDP 8%
Amplifier 7%
Tuner 5%
Cables 5%

 

[Idlewithnodrive]

It’s definitely a calculation that can get skewed depending on when you bought and whether it was new or used.

I agree entirely. My speakers, for instance, were more expensive new than the rest of my system put together, but none have come up for sale for a couple of years, so I've made an (un) educated guess.

 

[hearhere]

I'm not interested in the absolute monetary value of your system, just what %age of total spend you have assigned to each major component. I imagine it will be preferred listening source dependant, but it will be interesting to see if there is a correlation across all respondents.

Be interesting to see if that is typical.

OK, mine's an oddball split, but based on current list price, the percentages are:

79% - Speakers
10.5% - Amp/ DAC / Streamer (all-in-one)
9.3% - CD Player / CD Ripper / Hard drive store / Streamer (all-in-one)
1.2% - Cables

Based on what I actually paid, the percentages are about:

75% - Speakers
14% - Amp, etc
9% - CDP, etc
2% - Cables

As you may have noticed, my music enjoyment is highly influenced by the quality of the component that my ears actually hear!

Peter

 

[enrae8]

TT - 50%
Amp - 25%
Phono - 18%
Speakers - 7%
cables 1%
Roughly

 

[Turn it up!]

Active monitors - 66%
Streamer - 33%
Cables - 1%