How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End?


Hello All
I have a question hopefully you can help me decide.After having had the "bug" (you all know what I mean) for much of my fomative years, I have reached a point in my evolution that I've got the urge to upgrade my front end to that last step.
What I am contemplating is a purchase I am almost afraid to make. Having read soo much about these killer tables from various "cottage" companies (Teres,Redpoint,Galibier,etc) I have really got the itch.Not that my current front end isn't giving me enjoyment.It consists of a VPI HW-19 mk III in between 3 and four status, twl modded OL Silver arm,with various carts, a 103,Dyna DV-20X etc.,
but what I'm getting hot and heavy about is a Galibier Gavia,Schroder mod 2 or maybe Redpoint Medel B with the same mod 2 arm?
but were talking roughly $9-10k not exactly lunch money.
So this brings us to the question How much is TOO much for a table/arm set up? (now thinking about it this maybe the wrong place to ask this question lol) should it be in proportion to my income?
give me some input.In all honesty, I won't be able to purchase it til maybe August If I start saving now.
Please give me some indication,as I am bordering on an Intervention!!

HELP ME!
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Showing 1 response by rf_gumby

I think if you have to save for 6 to 9 months to buy
the next upgrade, it's really not that big a deal. 6 to 9 months from now, you still won't have extra money, you'll still be 6 to 9 months older, but you'll have a better analog rig! And you'll have something to obsess about in the mean time- if we weren't all relatively obsessive, we wouldn't be reading about the gear on a forum
when we're not listening to the music and equipment. Of course, there's audiophiles who do computer stuff while they're listening, but I digress.

Go for it. Your friends and family will be glad you finally get it because they'll be tired of hearing about it (a trick I learned from one buddy dealing with his wife).

Good luck on the decision,
RFG