I spent $300 on a B&O A1 for travel, sounds amazing for its size.
I have an old Apple HiFi 3 way speaker, it rocks, I will never sell it. Also
$300
my first recollection of music was at 5 years old listening to Nat King Cole on my Dad’s reel to reel that looked like a grey hardshell suitcase. I think it had built in speakers.
My uncle had a B&O all-in-one system in what looked like a teak cabinet and a bunch of vinyl. Sunday dinners at their place (this was in England) was accompanied by all sorts of music but I guess predominantly Jazz
On Xmas eve 1979 I helped my Dad pick out a JVC packaged separates system (int/tuner/cassette/tt/speakers) for $1270 to go in our newly finished “pub” we built in the basement (I was 15) we are now in Canada
That makes me an audiophile.
My current system is just an extension of that relative to income and expenses, and an understanding wife.