Buying refurbished gear....

Also had very good results buying refurbished direct from Cambridge Audio.  All with full warranty.  Never needed it!

Just got an SVS 3000SB sub from clearance at Crutchfield.  "Scratch and dent" program.  Or just damaged manufacturer's box of a returned item.  I can find nothing wrong with it besides tattered box corners.  Full warranty.  Have had refurbished phones from my protection plan that were like new.

I bought a Bryston Optical Disk player that was “factory refreshed”.  Terrible outcome.  Never worked, had to pay shipping twice on both ends to send to Bryston for repair, now it resides in a landfill.

I’ve bought all my gear used, except for DACs where I buy a new one every four years or so ($1 - $2k budget).  Appreciate this may not be quite the same as “refurbished”

For McIntosh, I always work with the folks at Audio Classics, and for other things scan larger dealers to find what I am looking for that they may have from demo, etc. (I put together a nice 2nd rig this way)

Works for me

Good luck!

Have a great day

 Thanks to all for responding. I am considering a CD player thru acc.4less. Authorized dealer, manufacturer re-furb and full warranty, not to mention very good price. Seems too good, thus my question. .Thanks again