How much have you spent on car audio since starting out?

[plantinseeds]

I was just thinking about this the other day, I only got into car audio about 5 months ago when I bought my first car (Senior in highschool). I realized I have spent alot of money so far on my system mostly due to lots of failures (Fried amps/Subwoofers). Mainly making this thread to see how much everyone has spent on their system since starting out.

I realize most people don't know exactly how much they have spent, but if you just want to share a ballpark estimate on what you have spent so far, that's great //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

So let me share my experience so far...

2 12 inch Alpine Type R's bought from my brother - 275$

Amplifier wiring kit bought from Best Buy - 120$ (Stupid I know)

Third 12 inch Type R bought off ebay - 120$

Planet Audio amp off ebay - 190$

Yellow Optima battery from Advance Auto - 170$

4 Kicker coax off ebay - 90$

12 feet of 0 gauge - 30$

10 Ring terminals - 13$

JVC deck - 60$

Prefabricated box - 80$

Custom made box (including designs and MDF) - 105$

Grand total - 1133$.... :O

I'm sure I left a couple things out but that's mostly all of my main purchases since starting out in the car audio game.

Anyways let me know how much you guys have spent total since starting out.

Definitely don't have to list out all of your purchases like I did, just kind of want to use this thread to keep track of my car audio spending //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[Coppertone 10+ year member]

Well as I have been at this a lot longer, easily over $75,000...

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

Your brother ***** you on those type r's if you paid $275. You can get them brand new for $125. I'm probably $6k-7k deep over the years

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

1350 worth of equipment going in the truck...

overall cash investment sitting around 700$.

 

[plantinseeds]

Your brother ***** you on those type r's if you paid $275. You can get them brand new for $125. I'm probably $6k-7k deep over the years

I know, I lent him 275$ and he didn't have the cash to pay me back, so I just ended up settling for his Type R's haha.

 

[SMFJ 10+ year member]

Probably 2.5k in 3years

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I have about $1500 in audio at the moment. Overall since I started, probably between 4-5k. And that's with budget set ups! Lol its an expensive hobby...

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

over the past 15-16 years i would say over 100k easy

 

[plantinseeds]

I have about $1500 in audio at the moment. Overall since I started, probably between 4-5k. And that's with budget set ups! Lol its an expensive hobby...

Oh man, can't agree with you more haha. Pretty much all of my paychecks go towards upgrading my system //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Definitely worth it in the end for me though.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

my system now id worth over 9k,but considering i'm 48 i'd have to say an easy 70-80 grand

 

[jaeguerra909 10+ year member]

My build was $4200

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

Since I started easily 15k.

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

My current "budget build" is at $2500, and still looking at another $200-300 in various odds and ends in the next couple weeks...

Install starting soon, tho, thank God! Been slowly picking everything up over the last 4 months and about to go nutz wanting to finally hear all this patience sound-off !

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

$15,000

 

[AmericanBass 10+ year member]

i have around 3k worth of audio just sitting here in my room waiting to be installed, before all that id say total around 4500.