Where did you sink the most cash into?


I'm not interested in how much anyone  spent, but I'm curious what the single most costly item in your system is- ie, amplifier, CD player, etc.

I will go first- in my present set up, it's speakers. 

But I can't live without my ancient Zerostat (the red one) which was probably 1/3 if what they retail for now. My most enduring audio purchase!  
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IMO, it used to be that the loudspeakers took a bigger percentage of a system's budget because good speakers cost more relative to the source and electronics that what you can get now. Loudspeaker research has really paid off, as it costs relatively little to get pretty darn good ones now, don't ya think?
My music collection! LP's, 7" 45's, CD's/SACD's, tapes. Somewhere around 10,000 of them.

In descending order according to MSRP:

Line stage pre-amp, phono cartridge, pick-up arm, SACD player, power amp, turntable, phono amp, loudspeakers, subs.

The pricing is complicated by the fact that some pieces are DIY, some used, and some vintage. So the prices don't really reflect anything in particular. A completely different list would result from the actual prices paid.