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What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's?

Hey Everyone,
So I found this nifty inflation calculator:
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
So today if you spent $5k on a piece of gear, it's the equivalent of around $1,600 in 1980.

What do you all think. Is gear better or worse?  Does your modern day $5k buy you more or less gear than $1,600 did in 1980?


Erik
erik_squires

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erik_squires OP
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Based on how much we have deviated from discussion of audio, I must conclude that I am correct in all of the points below:
  • Class D is the only high end audio amplifier topology left.
  • Power cables don't matter
  • Speaker driver counts should be a prime number.
erik_squires OP
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I didn't mean to suggest a budget, but sure!

I meant like, say you buy a $5k pair of speakers today, but trying to build a whole system in that budget is not a bad idea either.


Does anyone thing we are buying gear that is equal to, or better than we were in 1980's?  That is, at $5k are we getting the same than we were at $1600?
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