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Breakdown of audio investment

I recently had to go through the process of evaluating my main system for insurance purposes. While doing so I started playing around with the numbers in order to get a breakdown of the total value of my system. The results were a bit surprising, given that only 61% of the total value of my system relates to the main components (CD player, integrated amp and speakers). The other 34% relates to accessories (cables, power conditionner and rack) and tweaks. Using the retail value of every items in my system I came up with the following results:

CD player: 23%
speakers: 20%
integrated amp: 18%
cables: 16%
rack: 9%
tweaks: 9%
power conditionner: 5%

I'd be curious to see how other fellow Audiogoners have spent their money on their system.
mephisto

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newbee
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Did a breakdown of the total investment in software and hardware. Found that about 75% of my money is in software. Of the rest:
Speakers: 23%
Amp:24%
Pre amp: 15%
LP Playback: 13%
CD Playback: 19%
Tweeks: 6%

Now what exactly does that signify?
newbee
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Whether you have gone beyond the pale, so to speak, on your tweeks, rack & cables depends to a great degree on how much you have invested in your electronics and speakers. If you have 50K invested and 20K is in tweeks, I want to get to know you better, I need some money! If you have 10K invested and 4K in stuff thats not nearly as disproportionate. What would really facinate me, is the $ ratio of equipment to software. I always have the impression in this forum that the ratio is very high on the equipment value end.
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