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.
It seem like 50% people her spended over $1000. Very interesting.
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.
I prefer not to know
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
Moondrop Aria $110
Shouer S12 $180
Moondrop Blessing 2 $420
Sennheiser HD560s $300
Kiwi Ears Melody $140
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.
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 $261.
uh…
Sennheiser HD6XX (+ customs fees): 250ish €
ZMF suede pads ( + customs fees again, do you see a pattern here? I hate Europe) 80ish €
FiiO K5 pro ESS: 200€
Xduoo TA-26: 250€
Tons of 6SN7 tubes and 6080 power tubes: ??? probably 200€ or more (it is not worth it)
FiiO KA1: 50€
Truthear Hexa: 80€
Aful Performer 5: 220€
Uh… 1330€… so about 1440$. 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.
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
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…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 )
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.