How much is your system worth?

[powerlord]

I was just looking at msrp prices on all my gear and it came to 9100.00 give or take a few bucks,so how do you figure what your used worth would be from that msrp?Is there an audio version of NADA?Or do we just go by what things are selling for on ebay?I'd like to see how you guys value your systems worth at the used price.Just in case I ever sell I'd like to have a good idea.

[RuSsMaN]

About 1/3rd of retail, for most used gear. Esoteric, rare, and junk aside.

Orion Blue Books has a pay online service, as well as yearly printed hard copy books available. Audiogon.com also has a online blue book service, pay per search or subscription.

A few members here, such as myself pay for these services and are happy to help members out. Post a particular question, you'll usually get an answer.

At the end of the day, the basic answer is 'whatever someone is willing to pay'. ;)

Cheers,
Russ

[zombie boy 2000]

Russ... you can pay per search?

[RuSsMaN]

Yes, Orion is $3.99 per search, or $130 for a year subscription the online book, $200 for a hardback.

Audiogon is $19.95 for 30 days, $49.95 for a year.

Cheers,
Russ

[Skynut]

My system, audio, video, stand, power conditioners, cables and interconnects were all purchased at seprate times over several years.
Some were purchased new and some used.

I spent between $15,000 and $20,000 on everything.

Damn, now I feel like I should sell off some of the stuff I am not using.

[mulveling]

Most of my major speaker components cost me 50%-60% of retail, used. That's for fairly recent (last 5-10 years) gear that's still reasonably "in demand". Upper mid-fi or lower-hifi level. Gear that's older and/or suffers from reduced enthusiasm can go for significantly less. Also, the really high-end, huge-margin stuff that's still readily available tends to have a HUGE discounts on the used market. Really recent, really popular gear in the bugdet hifi class tends to have very stingy discounts for used pieces on audiogon.

Discontinued (most of the good ones have been) super high end headphones are another matter - those have been going UP in value the last few years. Many of them now have used market values that match or exceed their MSRPs; in most cases the street prices were substantially less than MSRP when they were available. I've had a number of mine go up in value; that's partially how I justify having $10K+ worth in headphones, I guess :D That and I can't approach their level of bass quality with any speakers in a rectangular room.

[wallstreet]

Not worth enough to pay for a comparable system to replace it.

[VR3]

I dont know...

All I know is - at how much Ive spent now... on TWO CHANNEL - Im going to hang myself when I move onto HT in the future years.

[Gaara]

$36,576.54 if I bought it all new. I keep track of the main systems costs, and what I paid for it. What I paid is $23,547.03. If I added in the three other systems the first number would jump by ~3000 putting me just shy of $40,000.

Jared

[Shizelbs]

Well below retail. I don't think I'm into 5 figures yet.

[MillerLiteScott]

Priceless:D

[Lowell_M]

I have been watching the used markets (the gon, ebay, etc) lately for a few specific components. You can usually take a month or so and track what equipment is actually selling at...and there you go....there's your value.

I could never buy new to replace what I currently have bought in the used market and coudln't be happier.

[bob1029]

I would be dangerously close to 5 figures if I wasnt working for a major retailer ;)

[cmy330go]

If I had to buy everything new my HT system would be just over 13k, but I only payed a little under 4k due to getting all my speakers for free, and a few other pieces either free or heavily discounted.

Not sure about my 2ch due to constant changes.

[RuSsMaN]

... as much as someone is willing to pay.

[DaveMuell]

$36,576.54 if I bought it all new. I keep track of the main systems costs, and what I paid for it. What I paid is $23,547.03. If I added in the three other systems the first number would jump by ~3000 putting me just shy of $40,000.

Jared

In your showcase, what are you main speakers? I have seen pictures before, but can't remember what they are. Some of the most awesome looking speakers I have ever seen!

[Edit] Are they the Gallo Reference 3s? Since you divulged what you had invested in your system, may I ask how much they required? Otherwise, I think it would be bad form to ask what someone paid...

[halo]

I just added it up and its a lot le$$ than I thought :) I had invested. Excellent return IMO.

[RuSsMaN]

Same here Halo.

About $15K in the reference 2ch rig, $1K in a grunt 2ch rig, $200 in the garage rig, $5K in the whole house audio system, and about $2K in the HT rig.

Of course, the whole house, and ref 2ch are sans turntable at the moment, but ballparked, yeah, that's where I'm at now.

Cheers,
Russ

*hey, just for reference, I drive a Mitsubishi Montero Sport, 2002, worth about $9K*

Wouldn't THAT be a neat thread? What's your audio tally, vs your (not your wife and kids too) auto tally. Just to see if who's REALLY nuts about audio? (or just plain nuts?)

[hearingimpared]

Spectral preamp = priceless to me

SME Series V Tonearm = priceless to me

Timbre TT-1 DAC = priceless to me

SRS 1.2 TLs = priceless to me

Synergy between preamp and modded Adcom 565 mono blocks = priceless to me

Synergy between Dynavector 10 x 5 and tonearm = priceless to me

Synergy between cheapy Oppo and DAC = priceless to me

Coming soon, Parasound HCA 1000A vertical bi-amp of tweets on 1.2 TL right now $280. . . if synergy is great, priceless.

Hard to put a $$$ on the feelings of priceless.

[RuSsMaN]

I've got an SME3009 on a Thorens 125 MK II, thoughts? I know the arm greatly outclasses the table, but it's nice, you know?

pm/email me.....

//end Hijack

[TroyD]

For a vintage table the Thorens 125 is pretty highly regarded....

As far as my 2ch rig? Priceless.

New? Around 15K.

When I had the Sunfire/Classe/SDA thing going around 11K.

BDT

[Grimster74]

This is pretty funny. I want to say that in gear, speakers and cabling I have somewhere in the ball park of 15k. Here is the funny part, movies at roughly $20 dollars a pop, about 15k.

[wingnut4772]

..I dont even want to think about it. I stopped counting at the pre ($6300.00).:(

[snow]

More than I care to admit. Its gotten to the point if I upgrade it cost me a lot now.:D Usally when I tell someone that I got some new toy / upgrade they ask how much, Then I tell them in a whisper and they yell %#@X&* dollars? REGARDS SNOW

[Early B.]

The retail price is irrelevant. Most people don't pay the artifically inflated retail price anyway.

If the question is -- "How much is your system worth?", then the answer should be how much you could sell it for on the used market.

My 2-channel system is worth about $2,000 in components.

[Gaara]

DaveMuell,

They are Gallo Reference 3.1s. I have the Reference Centers for surrounds and dues in the rear, but I have Reference AVs on the way to replace the Centers, and the Centers will be delegated to the rear.

I don't think this site has an issue with posting prices, so I paid $2499 plus tax for my 3.1s new from an authorized dealer. I would have bought them used but at the time I waited 4 weeks and didn't see a single pair appear on audiogon or ebay.

Jared

P.S. If we are looking at avg. used prices the main system drops to ~$17,000. Of course this is all not taking into account items purchased and replaced, I have around 5k worth of gear to sell if I weren't so lazy.

[McLoki]

To me - much more than I have paid.

To my wife - Much less than the money invested.

Michael

[tonyb]

I have friends who cringe when I tell them how much I spend.Some have that stupid Bose wave radio and tell me "Yeah man,this sounds great,why would you spend so much?" That is till they come over and listen.
Funny story....upstairs my wife has a Bose system hooked up to a Sony AVR and a Sony mega changer that holds 100 cd's.Before I upgraded,that mega changer was packed to the gills with all her favorite music.Now....that sucker sits empty,not one cd in it. So I will agree,the cost?? Priceless.I know there is a Visa commercial in here somewhere.

[madmax]

I consider 1/3 of msrp a "really great deal" and it doesn't happen all that often, especially on any particular item you are looking for. That stuff is usually something that just pops up now and then. I think 40% to 60% of msrp is a good average for solid items such as speakers and amps if you are willing to shop around a little. For timely things like processors, dvd players etc they can drop to 5% the day a newer idea comes out. I don't really agree with the blue book values. Some less, some more, too many mistakes. For example, one speaker they will list price as a pair and another will be priced each with no comment either way. They also take age into account more than the general buying public does.
madmax

[steveinaz]

Approx $6800 for my core 2-channel, not counting the Polk tuner and any video equipment.