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Why isn't better quality used gear being made available?

 

I've been scanning used gear for a while trying to look for an amplifier and a line stage pre-amplifier. To me it seems like quality higher end gear being made available is Limited.  Maybe it's a good thing that all this quality gear I'm looking for doesn't want to be sold .

I have never been able to find used cables that are what I'm looking for from transparent, cardas, ect,  or other worthwhile brands in the mid to upper price ranges. I guess people keep their old used cables in a box and don't even bother selling them . Maybe it follows that Quality used components sit on a shelf in someone's basement not being sold. It's tough giving up quality audio components even if you don't plan to use them and maybe keeping them around as back up or for a third listening room that never happens.

emergingsoul
mlsstl
1,397 posts
 

@emergingsoul -- so, what does the above response have to do with your original question regarding the availability of used equipment and the responses to that question from others?  You make it difficult to take your posts seriously.

macg19
672 posts
 

It's very very very very difficult to buy speakers.

It's not difficult, never mind 4 X very difficult. I just bought used Harbeth 40.3 XDs, private sale. Drove an hour. To be fair though, I have a truck, otherwise it would have been inconvenient to rent one, but hardly difficult.

I used to spend  more money get better speakers but that's not true. 

Huh?

 

emergingsoul OP
947 posts
 

To clarify, it's very very very difficult to decide which speakers to buy and then to decide which speaker within a manufacturers product line to buy.

As far as spending more money, you don't need to spend a lot of money to get great sound from a speaker. There are plenty of speakers in the $10,000 range that are just as good as a $35,000 speaker. That's one of the challenges that makes buying speakers so difficult.  There are so so many overpriced speakers and trying to avoid them is very very very difficult.

I hope that clarifies things

 

grislybutter
2,307 posts
 

@emergingsoul 

in general, I disagree strongly. There aren't plenty of 10K speakers as good as 35K speakers. 35K speakers will be priced at 35K for good reasons. 

There may be exceptions, but in today's global economy, manufacturing costs are very similar/comparable. A speaker of the same size as a cheaper model that cost more will have better materials, more R&D to pay for, higher quality assembly and finish, etc. In short, there are no miracles, miracle finds. 

emergingsoul OP
947 posts
 

OK maybe you’re right, I’ll change my answer to $25,000.

And then it follows that there are so many $25,000 speakers that easily match a $50,000 speaker, which are mostly overpriced because they have a huge margin and are being bought by people who really don’t care about how much money they’re spending on a speaker.

But  clearly it's very challenging to avoid over paying when you're willing to pay more for more expensive speakers

 

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