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I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do?

two issues here, would it be smarter to buy the used speakers not knowing where they’ve been or how hard they’ve been played or maybe there’s something wrong with them. And the other issue is what happens to the value of my speakers immediately after the box comes to my house. And I guess the third issue is, amI insane for buying $50,000 speakers.

It seems like I’ll be losing $20,000 immediately and of course probably a little more since if I ever sell they will need to be reduced further so used price can be 30,000 if a dealer is involved which they probably will be.

This raises a serious concern that very nice speakers are just too expensive.

Fortunately (and luckily) I’m not married so that makes this process a lot easier

emergingsoul
emergingsoul OP
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@lanx0003 

I like this comment, especially a lot.

 

helomech
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Pre-owned $50K speakers for the price of $30K is likely not a good deal with the vast majority of brands. Consider that it’s not uncommon to get a >/=25% discount on brand-new pairs in that price range. Only chumps pay full retail on $50K speakers. 

facten
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@helomech  What specific  $50k speakers have you gotten 25% off? 

helomech
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^ Just go to any dealer slinging $50K+ speakers and ask them their out-the-door price. If they don’t offer you a minimum discount of 20%, I highly suggest seeking out a different dealer. If you think paying full retail is the norm, they’re laughing when you walk out the door. 

sstraus
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I've been out of the audio market 50 years, and my hearing isn't what it used to be, but I can see my 1977 vintage speaker foam surrounds are blown out, not worth repairing [again].  So while shopping speakers, wondering if I should change out the lamp cord for 'better cables.'  

What happened to measuring the capacitance, inductance, resistance, and shielding of cables?  

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