% Spend on Hi-Fi components

Posted by: Timmo1341 on 11 June 2017

In a moment of reflection on this year's upgrade, I've been playing around with the figures which reveal:

Source (N272 + 555PS) 34%

Amp (250DR). 12%

Speakers (ProAc K6). 40%

Cables, rack etc. 14%

Not sure how this compares with conventional wisdom (or indeed if it matters), but thought it might be interesting to compare with other members. I definitely belong to the 'speakers really matter' camp, provided there exists a source with whose quality is good and amplification capable of controlling the speakers. I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to spend a significantly larger proportion on cables.

What do others think?

Tim

Posted on: 18 June 2017 by Allante93

Brian D Hunt posted:
Back to the topic. He is my allocation in %.

Hi-Fi bought over many years. Allocation of funds at today's prices.

Very nice Mr. Hunt, Allocations of funds over the years, at todays prices.

That sounds about right, looked at your PROFILE, to check your SPEAKERS out!

Help me out with this Please!

My situation: USDI

Briks Msrp 7K 1991

Purchase Price 3K 1994

Todays price ?

In other words, just curious, what comes to mind is, replacement value, due to hazardous situations for discontinuous products.

Adjustments such as mines and:

Naim's top Olive Pre Amp, bought at 2nd Hand Price.

Would an 52, translate into 552 todays price?

Anyone!

Thanks in Advance!

Allante93!

Posted on: 18 June 2017 by Innocent Bystander

Allante93 posted:
Brian D Hunt posted:
Back to the topic. He is my allocation in %.

Hi-Fi bought over many years. Allocation of funds at today's prices.
Very nice Mr. Hunt, Allocations of funds over the years, at todays prices.
That sounds about right, looked at your PROFILE, to check your SPEAKERS out!
Help me out with this Please!
My situation: USDI
Briks Msrp 7K 1991
Purchase Price 3K 1994
Todays price ?

Allante, see my post of 6/13/17 4.10 pm.

That would give a rough idea, though RPI in USA will be different, while for imported goods from UK the UK RPI would be the start, but also need to adjust for the difference in exchange rate GBPto USD for the original and present year, which have to search from somewhere (as well as correcting for UK RPI as described in my referenced post, also multiply by current exchange rate divided by exchange rate in the original year)

Posted on: 18 June 2017 by Allante93

Innocent Bystander posted:
To convert I would use retail/consumer price index. UK office of national statistics gives both (rpi only that far back), but probably too much data. A simple one, and just by year not month, is here (I hope this is permitted): http://www.swanlowpark.co.uk/retail-price-index.jsp

Very Informative!

Thanks!

Allante93!