Great question! I am in the mood to reflect on my personal journey in Hi Fi Audio over the last 30 to 40 years since college. My kids are grown and have moved out. Concert tickets are crazy expensive. My home audio has evolved into two systems. The main system is in our ‘shared family room’ and my ‘backup system’ is in my Bonus Room / Man Cave upstairs so I can listen when my wife gets tried of the music. These two systems have been built over the last 20 plus years. Prices are what I actually paid.
System one:
Maggie 1.7i - $2,100 - bought new 3 years ago
Maggie DMW bass Panel - $800 - bought new 3 months ago
KrellKAV 400i - $2,900 - bought new 1 mo ago - push Bass Panel
Son of Ampzilla - $2,800 -bought new 1 mo ago pushing the 1.7s
Marantz 7006 - CD / DVD - $800 - bought new 4 years ago
Furman15i - Power Conditioner - $800 - bought new 4 years ago
LUMIN D1 - $2,000 - bought new 4 years ago
Wire and cable - Anticable - $400
System two:
Uses the LUMIN D1 noted above - N/C
Maggie1.6qr- $1,800 - bought new 12 years ago
Peter Gunn mod for Maggie 1.6 s- in progress - EST cost $3,200
Krell S550i - $2800 - bought used 4 years ago
Furman15i Power Conditioner - $600 - bought new 1 mo ago
wire and cable - Anticable - $600
Total Systems cost to date $22,400.
Not an expensive hobby spread over two plus decades. Keeps me out of the bars. And my cost for access to Tidal Hi Fi with MQA via the LUMIN D1 is $26 per month. Cannot wait for my Gunned Maggie’s to get home and compare the two systems. The Gunned Maggie’s are a retirement gift to myself! Life Is Good!
Happy listening!
Tom8999
