How much money did you spend on your hp set up?

[Huma Dragonbane 0]

Mine's the super budget one.

 

Headphones :

Philips hp890 $99

 

Amplifier:

N@z's MG head amp $400

 

Cd player :

Sony CDP S-37 $45 (Bought from cash convertors)

 

Cables and the such : $(3+5+3)

 

Total : $555

 

 

What about you guys?

[Blues 0]

Does it include the cost of ex-gears??

 

Cd player:

MF A3cd - $1.1k

 

Amp:

Corda HA-1 - $525

 

Headphones:

Cd3k - $540

Ety er-4s - $400

 

IC:

Taralabs Ref Gen II - $250

 

power cord: Belden - $40

 

Total: about $2800.

Edited January 19, 2004 by Blues

[headphonecrazy 0]

Too much!!!

[Blues 0]

[Absolute0 0]

Definitely not one of those figures I would gladly calculate and try to remember, but certainly nothing short of $1000.

[bwtay 0]

Ok Let's see here (this is really gonna hurt...)

 

Heaphones

1. Grado SR80 - $200

2. Allesandro MS2 - $400

3. Sennheiser HD600 - $450

4. Sennheiser HD280 Professional - $200

 

Headphone Amplifier

1. Grado RA-1 - $450

2. Headsave Elite SL (on the way) - $400

 

Cables

1. Onix "Blue" Interconnect - $120

2. Zu Mobius HD600 Replacement Cable - $300

 

Source (planning to upgrade soon):

1. Sony D-EJ2000 - $250

 

Grand Total: $2770

 

Holy Crap, I never realised I put so much money into this hobby. Damn credit cards!!! You never know how much you spend, just keep swiping and swiping and swiping.......

 

[cmk 0]

So far...

 

Beyer DT990Pro $340

Senn PX200 $90

AT W100 $450

 

Melos SHA-1 $550

 

Total $1,430 not counting sources or interconnects or accessories.

[headphonecrazy 0]

OK, here is the total baggage of my current setup:

 

Cyrus CD7Q + PSX-R > Aural Symphonic AS-ONE > Tara Labs RSC Air 2 >

EAR+ MAD > Cyber 30 > HP100A > XP-7 >

HD580 + Equinox > ATH-W2002 > ATH-L3000 >

 

about S$13000 I think.

[Guest Ruach]

OK, here is the total baggage of my current setup:

 

Cyrus CD7Q + PSX-R > Aural Symphonic AS-ONE > Tara Labs RSC Air 2 >

EAR+ MAD > Cyber 30 > HP100A > XP-7 >

HD580 + Equinox > ATH-W2002 > ATH-L3000 >

 

about S$13000 I think.

[Welly Wu 0]

The question is not "how much money did you spend on your hp set up?" but "how much are you going to keep spending on your headphone rig?"

 

Music: 320 CDs, HDCDs, SACD, DVD-Audio, DAD, DTS discs ~ $5000 USD

 

Balanced Power Technologies BP.Jr II Ultra -> PS Audio xStream Plus PC -> Pioneer Elite DV59-AVi -> Cardas Neutral Reference ICs -> Ray Samuels Emmeline HR-2 (AD797 & AD8065) -> Etymotic ER-4P/S & Grado RS-1 (Joseph Grado Flat Pads) = $4745 USD.

[Charismatic 0]

I got nearly 300 CDs.... ... I just realise i got that much of CDs and I m keep buying...

[cmk 0]

Some pics of my setup...

 

Serious Listening (music cum study 15'x12'x9' pentagon shape)

Digital

CEC TL2 + Meridien DAC566 20bit dual differential

Pure digital DRX-701ES + Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna

 

Analogue

Kuzma Stabi TT + Schroeder Model 2 (Cardas wires) + Dynavector Te Kaitora mc 0.25mv

Herron Audio VTPH-1MC phono stage (Tesla ECC803 gold pin & RCA 12AT7)

Amplification

http://www.divaaudio.com/

Diva Classic One (Sylvannia 6SN7GT, NOS 5Z4GY CV1863)

Melos SHA-1 (EH ECC88) [x2]) driving

Audio Technica ATH-W100 headphones

Beyerdynamics DT990 headphones

Diva Blue Sky Signature(Sylvania 6SL7GT VT229, GE 6SN7[x2], Svetlana EL34[x4])

Speakers

Vandersteen 2CE Signatures on dedicated stands

 

Cables & tweaks

JPS Digital AC powercord

Mystic Mat on the Kuzma platter

Apogee XLR Digital (transport to DAC)

JPS Superconductor FX (source to pre)

Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference (pre to power)

Belden M8179 8' pair (power to spks in biwire configuration)

PS Audio Powerplant300 (to source components)

Cardas Golden Powercords (Diva pre, Herron)

Unicones (CEC & Diva pre)

DH Super Cones/Squares (Meridien/CEC & Kuzma)

Audio Selection Cones (Herron)

Feet of Silence (Diva Blue Sky)

JPS Inwall powercord (to Powerplant & Diva Blue Sky)

VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine

 

Audio Visual (living room)

Epson TW100 WXGA with Faroudja chipset

Stewartfilmscreen Studiotek 130 90" diagonal 4:3 ratio

Crystal Technology VPS-1 digital comb filter

 

Sources

Denon DVD-A11 Universal Disc Player

Toshiba SD5300 DVP progressive scan HDCD chip

Pioneer CLD D790 LDP

Rotel RT-990BX tuner

Starhub cable TV

Samsung DVD HDD Recorder H40S

 

Processor/Amplification

Yamaha RX-V1400

Adcom GFA 5500 (front main)

Adcom GFA 5503 (centre & rear)

 

Speakers

Cabasse Farella 400 (front main)

Cabasse Fastnet (centre)

Cabasse Fregate (rear)

Monitor Audio Radius (front presence/rear back surround)

REL Stadium II

 

AV Accessories

PS Audio Ultimate Outlet

Cardas Golden powercord (x2 for power amps)

Belden M8461 (spk cables)

Klotz GY107 (DVD to AVR 5.1 connection)

Synergy 1000 (DVD to AVR stereo connection)

IXOS 104 (AVR to power amps)

Canare V5 3C component video cables

Cardas Lightning Digital 2m (for cable TV)

Unicord (for sub)

 

On the GO

iRiver SlimX IMP400 PCDP

Sennheiser PX200 headphones

 

Total cost - don't ask.

[Northern Oak 0]

Power Conditioners and Power Cords : S$900

Interconnects : S$700

Amp + Tubes : S$1000

Cans : S$700

Source : S$1100

Accessories/Tweaks : S$600

 

Total : S$5000

 

 

 

More to come? Definitely!

 

Audio Nirvana : Priceless!

 

[Rameish 0]

CMK is your Diva Blue Sky the upgraded one? I remember TS Lim offering 3 versions of this amp. BTW I think it's hp set up and not speaker set up. Nice gear BTW. What arm is that on the Kuzma?

 

 

Edited January 20, 2004 by Rameish

[cmk 0]

Its his latest design with the ripple remover and silver wires. I only got it late last year. The only thing it doesn't have is the blackgate caps($$$).