inna,
That calculation was based on you buying your equipment young, assuming it never breaks down, and never upgrading anything for more than 30 years. While drinking coffee every day of the week (except weekends). By the time you spend the same amount on coffee, you are thinking about retirement. Add your two cassettes and you just added one more year of coffee. All in all, as much as coffee may be expensive in New York City (is it really $5?), in real world $50 000 is far above "modest".
Just lika another poster above, I have not heard even the names of most of the speakers mentioned here. According to the most recent prices on the Internet, it would take me about 10-11 months of skipping coffee to afford my dream speakers. I suspect that my dream speaker choice is so far the cheapest mentioned. And I do not even drink coffee so I am all set for when a pair becomes available.
That calculation was based on you buying your equipment young, assuming it never breaks down, and never upgrading anything for more than 30 years. While drinking coffee every day of the week (except weekends). By the time you spend the same amount on coffee, you are thinking about retirement. Add your two cassettes and you just added one more year of coffee. All in all, as much as coffee may be expensive in New York City (is it really $5?), in real world $50 000 is far above "modest".
Just lika another poster above, I have not heard even the names of most of the speakers mentioned here. According to the most recent prices on the Internet, it would take me about 10-11 months of skipping coffee to afford my dream speakers. I suspect that my dream speaker choice is so far the cheapest mentioned. And I do not even drink coffee so I am all set for when a pair becomes available.