new gear vs used gear

For me it comes down to availability, price, amount of burn-in, and condition. If I can find something I want at a good price and in great condition on the 'Gon I'll snatch it up.

My Magro 24 wall rack was bought brand new through an A'Gon dealer, but only because it was discounted from $299 to $150.

My Audience AU24 speaker cables might be new, because after sending it in for repair it looks like Audience may have sent an entirely new set back to me. Apparantly many upgrades were made during the time I first bought them and sent them in, so they looked completely different when they returned. Nice guys!

I think one of my Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref IIs was purchased new as well. Other than that everything else was hijacked from friendly audiophiles on the 'Gon.

50/50/50? Brilliant!

Uppermidfi, are you really Yogi Berra? :•)

"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."

"This is like deja vu all over again!"

"If you come to the fork in the road. Take it!"

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."

"A nickel isn't worth a dime today."

"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."

"If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them."

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left."

LOL @ Nrchy