Tax time toys?

[madmax]

Tax time can be tough. I normally get a few grand back but this year I was sure I would OWE even more than that. Not being one to let that bother me I went ahead and saved that much over the year and earmarked it for taxes. Well, being the ignorant tax person I am I found out today I was wrong. I actually got more back than normal!!!

So,
To start off I will be getting 8 of these for my Manley monoblocks!
http://www.thetubestore.com/shuguangel34b.html

After that I plan on re-tubing my Modulus preamp with four new 6922's. I would like to find NOS Bugle Boys.

The rest? I'm going to try something different. I think they call it "saving".

Anyone else plan on getting something cool this year?

madmax

[RuSsMaN]

I haven't seen a refund in a quite a while.

I'd like to get a pair of JM Lab Chorus series towers in the near future. I've got a pair of 18" stereo subs, and the 15" folded horn sub projects to finish too.

I'll probably be more in sell mode, than buy mode for a while.

Cheers,
Russ

[nadams]

Not audio-related, but with the money my dad gets back, we're gonna get his truck worked over. It's a '78 Chevy 3/4 ton with a full box and a trailering package (the combination of 3/4ton and trailering makes it ride hard as a rock...). Has a 350CI V-8 in it, which I hope to get the heads worked over, some exhaust work done, and get the carby tuned up better. Body needs a little assistance as well, and it currently is in desperate need of 4 new tires (2 have a slow leak).

With the money I get back, I think I'm going to put it away towards the new car that I'm soon going to need. Right now I'm limping along on 2 vehicles that are over 155k miles. When one breaks, I drive the other 'til I can get it fixed :) . Nice to have that fallback option. Not so nice to have a yard full of cars

At least none of them are on blocks....

nadams

[Zero]

Maybe my tax return will be over 100 bucks this time... I can invest in ONE SHARE of stock. Yippeeee.

[organ]

I'm planning to get a violin and a tuner for it. I'll be playing my classical favorites all day and night:).

Maurice

[pjdami]

Russ,

did you get AA news email today? they have a special on the Chorus right now for $399 / pair. they look nice and if they sound 70 percent as good as the $2100 / pair Electra 905s I heard a couple of months ago then they are a steal.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/pr...?sku=JML710CAL

I'm getting VERY nice refund back this year. Thanks to the house mortgage interest being tax deductible. A few more audio toys to complete a third rig in the house.

[HBombToo]

Originally posted by nadams
It's a '78 Chevy 3/4 ton with a full box and a trailering package (the combination of 3/4ton and trailering makes it ride hard as a rock...). Has a 350CI V-8 in it,
nadams

I had this very same truck when I was a teen. It was 3/4 ton with a 1 ton suspension. The damn thing would break your back if you hit a pot hole! I had the roll bar, brush guards and the kc lights that made it look like a space ship at night. Fun times!

Put that fine piece of machinery back together!

HBomb

[faster100]

Well as you guys already know.
1. SVS pb2 sub
2. new dvd-A / dvd player
3. new digital camera Fuji s5000

and the wife got a new bedroom, painted.. cherry head and foot king size, accesories.. the works.. what she wanted.

lots of little stuff,

also got a few months back to repaint and restore, A 1938-42 Admiral refrigerator in mint inside shape and works.. outside needs paint.. this is in my florida room, coca cola/ 70's room and 2 channel rig room...

[PolkThug]

I ended up owing about $50.

[ken brydson]

Originally posted by RuSsMaN
I haven't seen a refund in a quite a while.

I hear you. WTF is a refund? I had to pay an addn'l $4K last year

[Pauly]

every year we get ours early so its always gone early ususaly by mid Feb. Got the TXSR701, Monitor 7's , HK AVR20 and signal Bi-Wire for the fronts. Only had to dish out 100.00 of the return towards the SVS since i sold the polks. The wife got clothes, clothes more clothes and the trip to TN for the weekend. Now its back to being BROKE.:( Gotta wait till next year for more toys

[PolkWannabie]

In our case tax time means opening the check book. But then I've never been in favor of giving Uncle an interest free loan.

[RuSsMaN]

Ed Zachry.

[ken brydson]

Originally posted by PolkWannabie
In our case tax time means opening the check book. But then I've never been in favor of giving Uncle an interest free loan.

Still a painful check to write...............:(

[Ron-P]

I'd much rather get some back then owe. Even if Uncle Sam gets a few bucks off me in the process. Makes life that much less painful this time of year.


Peace Out~:D

[RuSsMaN]

That's the thing Ron, you'd have MORE CASH, if YOU took it of your check, put it in a Mutual Fund and made 12% on it all year, vs your employer taking it out and you make NOTHING.

[jdhdiggs]

Originally posted by RuSsMaN
That's the thing Ron, you'd have MORE CASH, if YOU took it of your check, put it in a Mutual Fund and made 12% on it all year, vs your employer taking it out and you make NOTHING.

The key is just avoiding the fees associated.... Greedy buggers they are....

[Ron-P]

I know and I already do that.

Our budget is all broken out with 15% going into savings, plus 401k deductions, plus a school fund for our daughter...etc.

This was an off year for us to get a large sum back. Most years I end up right at about 1k being returned. Brake that out over a years time and Uncle Sam is getting a few bucks off me, not much at all and not worth having to owe that at tax time.


Peace Out~:D

[PolkWannabie]

Originally posted by ken brydson
Still a painful check to write...............:(

Not really. I like it much better when Uncle gives me an interest free loan that I can do with what I want for a year+. The difference for us between doing it one way and the other has at the bottom line meant new toys for free.

[madmax]

Originally posted by PolkWannabie
In our case tax time means opening the check book. But then I've never been in favor of giving Uncle an interest free loan.

I figure Uncle Sam could use the help. Besides, it's better to have it and get no interest than to owe it but not have it.
madmax

[Grimster74]

Tax return this year bought me a Denon AVR-3805 and a Denon DVD-2900 and still plenty left over. On top of the tax return, the wife and I just took out a home equity loan to finish some things around the house. There is all knida money moving around in my house I just can't touch it until the wife is done with my hunny-do list.:D

[VR3]

I dont have taxes :D

But, it seems everyone gets good toys with these.....taxes...

Can't be all that bad

My tax return has bought me nothing.....

My addiction this year has bought me.....

Adcom GFA-545 2 Channel Amp
Denon DCM-280 CD Player
Sansui T-9 Tuner
NAD 917 Preamp

That bout it, REALLY close to a SVS, bout another month.

[ken brydson]

Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
I dont have taxes :D

But, it seems everyone gets good toys with these.....taxes

Enjoy it while you can

Hey, post # 500. I'm a Polkazoid. Woo hoo. Probably only 1/2 of them or so were useless :D

[amulford]

WTF is a tax refund? You mean the greedy bastads give some BACK???

Jesus H. I'm gonna frickin KILL somebody...:D

[nadams]

Originally posted by HBombToo
I had this very same truck when I was a teen. It was 3/4 ton with a 1 ton suspension. The damn thing would break your back if you hit a pot hole! I had the roll bar, brush guards and the kc lights that made it look like a space ship at night. Fun times!

Put that fine piece of machinery back together!

HBomb

It is quite a truck. We've had 1.5 tons of coal in the bed without too much trouble, towed a double horsetrailer (pretty small compared to some out there), and routinely load up 50 bales of hay (all at the same time!!! *BS*). It's sitting right now because it needs to be inspected, and in order for that to happen, we need some big $$.

We just rebuilt the carby ourselves, and surprisingly it runs pretty good. Just need to fine-tune the needles once it gets a little warmer around here.