Let us put this question into a more enlightened perspective. Commitment is not just about dollars and cents. So no one thinks I am trying to dodge the bullet, my most expensive turntable, a VPI HW 40 now sells for north of $20K, the cartridge, SoundSmith Hyperion is now $9K(?), the phone stage Conrad Johnson ART Phono is $28K or some such. and that is just one. I also have an Technics SL1200GAE, several cartridges for it and in a second home another VPI TT, SME arm w/AT20 and PS Audio phono stage all worth a bunch. All that has nothing to do with my commitment really. I am looking at a record collection that started with some Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan and Jimmy Smith and and and all bought with paper route money when I was 14 years old. I am now 77. That is commitment. It is not about money, it is about passion. It is about goose bumps. In another thread the question was asked what was your first concert experience. Mine was in the 6th grade band. I was one of the drummers. That is commitment. Guys that spend 7 figures on new systems don't impress me at all. Money has nothing to do with it.
