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I wanna know how artistic we all are. Just estimate.

Me I spended about $3500. U? For me, I think I am done now. I got the HD800 and Noble k10u and I just bought the Campfire Vega and after that I am done.

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[–] Rhinemann_Ultra@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It seem like 50% people her spended over $1000. Very interesting.

[–] Neo988@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Counting only the gear that I kept in approximate amounts, too damn much. It has been a fun ride though. I'll never forget my first Hi-fi experience with my Meze 99 and BTR5. At this point the only gear I'm saving for is either ZMF Caldera, Meze Elite, Audeze LCD 5, or Focal Utopia.

3 Amps, 1 DAC, 1 BT unit: $3,300

4 Headphones: $3,600

2 IEMs: $1,350

Cables + adapters: $1,000

Pads, mostly ZMF and Focal: $650

Total: Over $9,900

Gear sold or returned: $2,600

[–] Scroto_Saggin@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I prefer not to know

[–] VivaPlays@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Moondrop Aria $110

Shouer S12 $180

Moondrop Blessing 2 $420

Sennheiser HD560s $300

Kiwi Ears Melody $140

[–] flitcroft@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Headphones can add up fast. Here are some I remember.

  • AirPod Pro x3 - $750
  • Westone 4R - $450
  • Ultrasone Pro 900 - $350
  • Audeze LCD-3 - $950
  • Timeless 7Hz AE - $250
  • Sennheiser - $400
  • ADV M5-TWS - $500
  • ADV M3 - $80

That's $3,730, and I'm sure I've bought a few more over the years.

[–] Comma20@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

HD800, Corda Stack comes in at 3100 AUD retail. So probably a bit more on top of that, given entry level, in ears, gaming headphones, whatever.

[–] LuminescentLady@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Do accessories count? DACs, amplifiers, IEM cables and eartips etc.?

Just headphones/IEMs: $60 for 2x KSC75, $80 for Moondrop Aria, $25 for Moondrop Chu, $15 for Moondrop Quarks DSP, $25 for Truthear Hola = $205 all in all

Including accessories: $18 for two Apple dongles (Lightning and USB-C), $20 for two different pairs of Spinfit eartips, $18 for an extra IEM cable, adding that up to the total above gives $261.

[–] GamePro201X@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

About $3200:

JDS Labs Element II amp/DAC- $400

Sennheiser HD600- $300

Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro- $170

Hifiman Sundara- $300

Grado SR325e- $300

Kennerton GH40- $900

JM Audio Editions modded Hifiman R7DX (7th revision)- $250

Sony MDR-XB500- $30

HEDD Audio HEDDphone ONE- $1100

[–] PutPineappleOnPizza@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

uh...

Sennheiser HD6XX (+ customs fees): 250ish €

ZMF suede pads ( + customs fees again, do you see a pattern here? I hate Europe) 80ish €

FiiO K5 pro ESS: 200€

Xduoo TA-26: 250€

Tons of 6SN7 tubes and 6080 power tubes: ??? probably 200€ or more (it is not worth it)

FiiO KA1: 50€

Truthear Hexa: 80€

Aful Performer 5: 220€

Uh... 1330€.. so about 1440$. I hate myself rn. To be fair, I'll stop with IEMs for now or at least sell my old stuff before getting something else. The market is developing so quickly that not buying things is the best choice atm.

[–] Danstagg@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

my entire existence ? oh well let me think... so i'm born in october 1986

i own the first beats studio by dre was blown away with bass (i was young) then akg k451 that was really good to my ears...

bose Qc35 , Sony wxm4 , and after that the realisation with my first Grado Sr125x

i just re discovered the sound and after that .... Grado Sr325X , Grado GW100X and now my last acquisation Focal Bathys (sorry for my english i speak french )

[–] BlueBeDooBeDoo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Saw this poll and thought ohh a poll on how much someone has spent on a headphone click
>$4000. *Reads the title* ahhh well this is fine....

[–] DaVillageLooney@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

For the ones I still have...

Sennheiser Momentum OG $300

LDX - $1000

M1570C - $185 (deal)

Grado Labs SR80x - $125

Air Pods Pro - $250

One Plus Buds Pro 2 $179

Jabra Elite 65T - $79

Beats Pro Fit Pro - $199

Sennheiser Momentum 4 - $250

AKG N700NC - $99

Moondrop Aria SE - $79

TE Hola - $20

TE Zero Red - $45

TE Nova $159

Xenns Mangird Top $500

KZ x HBB PR2 - $50

Wow... over $3500. I thought I spent less than that.