I sold all my gear as coming from a "free from audiophile vermin" home ..
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Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
I agree that I do not want a preamp or speaker coated with a film of smoke, but I am confused as to what a child or pet could do that would not be otherwise visible. You would see the cat scratches on the speaker grill, the dog chew marks on the rack, the iguana turds in the amplifier cooling vents. And what's a little dog hair among friends? As a 3 year old, I supposedly put my finger through my grandfather's new DIY speaker but I'm pretty sure he replaced the drivers so even that doesn't really matter. Most things will be visible and/or easily remedied. Maybe the price will even be a little lower because of the cosmetics. If it doesn't mess with function, not a big deal to me.
What concerns me more is does it come from a drunk-free, drug-free home. I think befuddled owners are far more worrisome than pets or children.
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@hilde45 , +1. |
@mahgister I have to praise you for your posts responding to fascist free household requirement. |
Some stories: Walked into a friends house one day and he was keeping his granddaughters cat. Cat freaked as I walked in , bounce off the wall and landed right on top of the speaker, flopped onto the end table and broke a figurine. I bought a Salamander cabinet off craigslist. When I entered the house some funky food odor was pungent. Put cabinet in car and soon realized the cabinet stunk as well. I disassembled it and scrubbed it repeatedly with baking soda. It still took months for that odor to subside. Never did put a finger on what the hell that was. I kept my neighbors old Lab one day. He just lumber around most of the time. But ever now and then he would get a burst of energy and start slinging his rope toy around and for some reason insisted on doing it right on front of my floor standers. I kept redirecting him to other rooms but he would just run back right in front of my speakers. WTF? I always perk up when I see smoke,pet and kid free.
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