cost per hour

[Rodney Gold]

Assuming a system cost of $100k
Assuming 2 hours a day listening
amortised over 5 years = 3600 hours
$28 an hour
BUT you can get at least 1/2 back for your stuff after 5 years
So lets say $13.50 an hour

I listen to about 4-5 hours a day
My $ cost is $6 an hour....
IMO , its worth it for me...

 

[bonzo75]

What about opportunity cost - sorry didn't meant to gatecrash the party

 

[treitz3]

Hello, Rodney. The cost per hour for the system is fine to me. With that said, the cost per hour of gear gone through to achieve the caliber of system that I currently have as well as the system? I don't even want to know that cost per hour. I might not recover from the shock.

Tom

 

[audioguy]

I initially went a different route to try and rationalize my audio [and video] expenses. What I finally decided is that there is no "real" justification other than the fact that (a) I enjoy the hobby (b) I enjoy the chase [for whatever it is I think I'm chasing], (c) I enjoy the gear (d) and I REALLY enjoy listening to music and/or watching movies.

I have no doubt that over the last 50 years I have spent well in excess of what a reasonable home sells for. Justification? Seriously? I just wanted to, could afford it (most of the time), and did it.

 

[Rodney Gold]

Yeh, If I had to monetise the gear I have gone thru...aaarrgh

But I also told my wife that I am merely lending money to the system.. basically , buying carefully and not taking huge losses.. at the end of it all she can get what I paid for it..so that's some consolation..

I so enjoy the sound of my system.. that actually putting a value to it is crass.. I enjoy the music , the gear, the chase , the room and so on..

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I've never had to rationalize the cost as I've never bought anything I couldn't afford to pay cash for at the time. I came close last year when I thought about financing an Oracle Delphi Mk VI with all of the bells and whistles. I hemmed and hawed over it for some time, but decided that my previous ways of not indebting myself on a hobby would be the wisest thing.

 

[Al M.]

Hello, Rodney. The cost per hour for the system is fine to me. With that said, the cost per hour of gear gone through to achieve the caliber of system that I currently have as well as the system? I don't even want to know that cost per hour. I might not recover from the shock.

Tom

I didn't go through so much gear. My speakers and amps were only upgraded over 24 years, not replaced. My power conditioner didn't change in 23 years either, it only was preceded by a few power cables that I don't have anymore. My analog cables also changed only once, 22 years ago. The more significant turnover was at the source front. I went through three CD transports (one was only replaced because it died) and two DACs before the current set-up -- still much less swapping than most audiophiles would have performed. The other upgrades were a subwoofer and acoustic room treatment. My sound is now incomparably better than 24 years ago, but I estimate to only have gone through now obsolete gear worth 40 % of my current system (which includes room treatment), before finalizing this system. Even if I count my previous headphone rig, before I had speakers, the total gear cost cannot have been more than 60 % of my current system.

Of course, at the pace many audiophiles upgrade, they may have gone through 300-500 % worth the money of their current system.

 

[PeterA]

Let us not forget the cost of the music For some people that is as much as the system itself

 

[Rodney Gold]

Yes... the cost of the music..2000 cds 1000 lps ..
Now for $19.95 a month you can get 95% of what you want or had , lossless on tidal.
No lp magic in the modern era of streaming tho

 

[BlueFox]

I guess it depends on what you like. I know some who are into general aviation, and I consider that a money pit. I could have bought a nice plane in place of the stereo and HT, but, as with most GA, only fly it a few hours a month. At least with the stereo I can listen to it 24/7 for only the cost of electricity (at night since I added solar).

 

[MadFloyd]

I recently sold a piece of equipment and noted that it had cost me $2 a day to own it, but I have never tried to calculate the cost of my hobby on an hourly basis.

I don't think I want to, it would be depressing.

 

[Bruce B]

My system makes money for me!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

My system makes money for me!

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Mine lowers panties! LOLOLOL!

 

[NorthStar]

This is all superficial; you cannot put a price tag to your soul (music that moves you). :b

 

[PeterA]

Assuming a system cost of $100k
Assuming 2 hours a day listening
amortised over 5 years = 3600 hours
$28 an hour
BUT you can get at least 1/2 back for your stuff after 5 years
So lets say $13.50 an hour

I listen to about 4-5 hours a day
My $ cost is $6 an hour....
IMO , its worth it for me...

Looked at another way, that is a cost of $10,000 per year, or $833 per month and assumes no upgrades and no music purchases. That is a pretty expensive system. There are others who spend this or much more just on annual system maintenance, or upgrades.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

To rationalize expenditures on a hobby is cutting into its enjoyment, and if that is what one does, then the hobby has become an obstacle. Time to change hobbies perhaps.

 

[treitz3]

Okay, first you must turn in your audiophile card John. You willing to give that up? Hold on a minute. You are for the most part done. Why would you, of all people, want to change hobbies?

Tom

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Okay, first you must turn in your audiophile card John. You willing to give that up? Hold on a minute. You are for the most part done. Why would you, of all people, want to change hobbies?

Tom

My mistake...I should have used a "?" at the end of that last sentence.

 

[andromedaaudio]

Mine in a way as well , staying at home is dirt cheap these days , compared to roaming the Streets or gambling the stockmarket

My system makes money for me!

 

[taters]

Assuming a system cost of $100k
Assuming 2 hours a day listening
amortised over 5 years = 3600 hours
$28 an hour
BUT you can get at least 1/2 back for your stuff after 5 years
So lets say $13.50 an hour

I listen to about 4-5 hours a day
My $ cost is $6 an hour....
IMO , its worth it for me...

I don't think most people that buy the really high-end gear care about how much it cost per hour. I think that is the farthest thing from their mind.