"ScottW" wrote in message
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"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
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"ScottW" said:

Too bad the big audio names seem to come into and out of fashion
with the whims of reviewers, the budgets of advertisement, or the
addition
of, "gasp", a consumer retail outlet.


Please note that second-hand quality audio gear seems to hold up its
value pretty well.

A used Krell, Mark Levinson, Rowland, Audio Research, yes even Quad or
Radford can't be had for a bargain.

Very true... I listened long and hard at Quad 988s at 6K vs used ESL-63s
at less than a third of that. Frankly, the difference wasn't very
noticeable especially with a sub. The 63's was an easy choice.

Ooops.... I missed the can't. I thought all of my used purchases were a
bargain
compared to the new price.. except maybe that Arcam .

ScottW

"ScottW" said:

Too bad the big audio names seem to come into and out of fashion
with the whims of reviewers, the budgets of advertisement, or the
addition
of, "gasp", a consumer retail outlet.


Please note that second-hand quality audio gear seems to hold up its
value pretty well.

A used Krell, Mark Levinson, Rowland, Audio Research, yes even Quad or
Radford can't be had for a bargain.

Very true... I listened long and hard at Quad 988s at 6K vs used ESL-63s
at less than a third of that. Frankly, the difference wasn't very
noticeable especially with a sub. The 63's was an easy choice.

Ooops.... I missed the can't. I thought all of my used purchases were a
bargain
compared to the new price.. except maybe that Arcam .


I was thinking about amplifiers specifically, but think about what a
10-year old second-hand Bose speaker will sell for... :-)

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005

"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
...
"ScottW" said:

Too bad the big audio names seem to come into and out of fashion
with the whims of reviewers, the budgets of advertisement, or the
addition
of, "gasp", a consumer retail outlet.


Please note that second-hand quality audio gear seems to hold up its
value pretty well.

A used Krell, Mark Levinson, Rowland, Audio Research, yes even Quad or
Radford can't be had for a bargain.

Very true... I listened long and hard at Quad 988s at 6K vs used ESL-63s
at less than a third of that. Frankly, the difference wasn't very
noticeable especially with a sub. The 63's was an easy choice.

Ooops.... I missed the can't. I thought all of my used purchases were a
bargain
compared to the new price.. except maybe that Arcam .


I was thinking about amplifiers specifically, but think about what a
10-year old second-hand Bose speaker will sell for... :-)

I see new 901's are 1400. E-bay has quite a few in $500 range.
They seem comparable to my used 63's.

ScottW

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005