I educated my daughter at a young age. She is now 31. When I buy a new piece of gear, she asks me if I used the rule of 1/4th when mom asks me how much the new gear costs. That rule is If I buy something for $1000, I tell her it costs me $250. I don't get by with this very often. Lol.
SYSTEM COMPLETE FINALLY!
What does your system consist of and are you done? I have a kr audio va900 integrated amplifier. Resonessence Mirus Pro Dac. Sony modwright CD player. Melco n1a server. Gato FM6 speakers. Clarity Cable power cables and interconnects Atlas mavros speaker cables. Very happy. I’m out. Got a baby and this hobby is too expensive game over. 30k. 10 year chase and I’m out.