"Glans, I" wrote in message
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(Scott Gardner) wrote:

Let's say that you want to assemble the best-sounding system you can
on a budget of $10,000. You are limited to two types of gear:

1) Brand-new, current models, for which you pay average retail.

2) Five-year old equipment, which costs you exactly half of what it
cost new.

If it's five years old, do yourself a favour and pay 1/3rd price :-)

Essentially I'm asking if it's easier to build a quality system with
$10,000 worth of 2003 gear, or with 1998 gear that cost $20,000 at the
time.

You can get a lot more for your money second hand, especially at this
price bracket. It's also more of a risk. Do you like taking risks?

Are there any types of components where you feel progress is so fast
that you would definitely want to buy new?

Digital gear.


I ayegree!




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