Why a dearth of some brands on the used market?
Hi All -
I’ve been looking for some of the higher end Cardas power cables on the used market for the past few months. I’ve been pretty surprised how rarely I see them come up for sale. On the other hand, I’ve seen some brands being sold at a much higher frequency. I’ve also noticed that the less expensive Purist stuff seems to also almost never come up…
I realize the above is a broad blanket statement, so I’ll repose it this way. What are you all looking for, seemingly in vain (or so it seems from the wait time!), for a used item to come up in your desired price range?
@hilde45 - I'm yet to hear these speakers, but from my short time in this hobby they are spoken of reverentially. I'd love to hear speakers Devore some day. @rodman99999 - Makes sense. I'm in the same camp that once I find something that I'm happy with, I don't see myself changing things out. It did take some tweaking from my original purchases to get things "right" though. |
I have budgetary numbers I am comfortable with, typically based on what I may have paid for a product in the past that I want another of. When I see prices beyond what I deem reasonable, I pass, unless I am feely spunky that day and "lowball" someone. As for many well-known cable brands being in abundance on the used market; are they marketed more than others and simply outnumber competitors and/or are they not satisfying enough to the owners who purchased them (based on the following or curiosity)? I sold some less expensive Purist cables very quickly as you pointed out and was happy to do so since they did not light my fire in any way. YMMV I have never dabbled with Cardas, but you are right, they do not seem to be flooding the market. Maybe that's a sign they are keepers more often than not? |
Of course! One good aspect of buying cabling from known/reputable/highly regarded companies (aside from increased odds they will perform), is that they are so easily sold, on the global market. An easy half of the dozens of cables I've owned/auditioned (we're talking: over a few decades) were sold/shipped internationally. |
great post @bluethinker I run a lot of searches and have a pretty good idea. I know what's hard to find that I looked for, and I also looked at each company's revenue to be able to weight things. I didn't do a spreadsheet so these are my impressions: Cambridge Audio, NAD, Rotel, Parasound, Bryston - lots of good deals Jolida - lots of on the used market Hegel - very rigid price-wise Similar story for the speakers, Klipsch, JBL, older B&W models everywhere.
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