On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:06:37 -0600, "Animix"
wrote:

Fuses and opamps can be replaced. Why slag him by inferring that he somehow
misrepresented it to a potential buyer?

Maybe because he's a snake oil merchant?

A_C

In article ,
says...


I'm always a little amused when someone selling a piece of high-end
equipment touts the fact that it's a 'Demo', suggesting somehow that
it's just short of new. Nothing could be farther from the truth!

Demo units are generally subject to much more abuse than home units.
Think about it… No single individual has a vested interest in its
welfare… Any number of different people have access to it, including a
fair number of stringers, who have nothing to lose by 'experimenting'
with it; "Dude, how loud are these babies?" - "Whats this button do?
- Oops!", etc.

I remember one afternoon many years ago at Sound by Swindler (Ooops, I
meant Sound by 'Singer'), where the salesman left the room briefly and
I took my hand at the patch bay. I was anxious to compare one Theta
D/A converter with another. I didn't know what I was doing and blew
fuses on 2 components, as well as an op-amp in the bay. If you think
Andy Singer ultimately disclosed that to the buyer of those 2 demos,
we have a bridge here in New York that I'd be glad to sell you.

For the record; the best experiences I've had buying used audio gear,
were from trusted individuals, not merchants.

Usually demo equipment comes with the same warranty as a new item, so you
get more coverage from the manufacturer than you would buying from a a
trusted individual.
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Alex

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:27:05 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:

Usually demo equipment comes with the same warranty as a new item, so you
get more coverage from the manufacturer than you would buying from a a
trusted individual.

Usually, but not always. Check out this auction on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5803220194

The manufacturer offers a 5-year extended warranty on this particular
component. Yet the seller would have you believe that in all that time
(probably 6 years) he only put 50 hours on it. Yeah... Right...

A_C

Agent_C wrote:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:27:05 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:

Usually demo equipment comes with the same warranty as a new item, so you
get more coverage from the manufacturer than you would buying from a a
trusted individual.

Usually, but not always. Check out this auction on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5803220194

The manufacturer offers a 5-year extended warranty on this particular
component. Yet the seller would have you believe that in all that time
(probably 6 years) he only put 50 hours on it. Yeah... Right...

" The positive and negative halves of the signal never touch "

Classic audiophoolery.

Graham

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:01:02 +0100, Pooh Bear
wrote:

" The positive and negative halves of the signal never touch "

Classic audiophoolery.

That's a whole other thing... I exchanged a few emails with this guy;
he's real piece of work. His price is also completely ridiculous. The
last Perreaux SM-6 sold for about $700.00 on Audiogon.

A_C

On 8/30/05 7:01, in article , "Pooh Bear"
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:27:05 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:

Usually demo equipment comes with the same warranty as a new item, so you
get more coverage from the manufacturer than you would buying from a a
trusted individual.

Usually, but not always. Check out this auction on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5803220194

The manufacturer offers a 5-year extended warranty on this particular
component. Yet the seller would have you believe that in all that time
(probably 6 years) he only put 50 hours on it. Yeah... Right...

" The positive and negative halves of the signal never touch "

Classic audiophoolery.

Graham

Congrats for spotting the scam.

You've been made a "junior bluebook valuation deputy"!

"Agent_C" wrote in message
...

The manufacturer offers a 5-year extended warranty on this particular
component. Yet the seller would have you believe that in all that time
(probably 6 years) he only put 50 hours on it. Yeah... Right...


I have a DA-88 which fits that scenario, except it's more like 12 years.

geoff