Case in point, I upgraded my Aesthetix Atlas mono amps to eclipse level. Since the last time I upgraded with Aesthetix, it took 18 months, I bought a stereo eclipse Atlas for the “6 week” upgrade. Good thing I did, because it took 6 months. Now the stereo eclipse has sat idle and unplugged for 6 months. Try to explain to a buyer how you ended up with a stereo Atlas amp that you don't particularly need at the moment. Life is strange and we do things for mysterious reasons.
"Hardly Used / Less than 100 Hours / Took out for pics only"????
I'm constantly baffled and confused by the number of ads I read that say the item for sale has barely been used.
I try not to be distrustful, but I feel like you're either in this hobby or you're not. There's nothing more fun than the anticipation of a new piece of gear and what it might do to your system!
If you have a piece of equipment, why wouldn't you set it up and give it a couple of months. We all know that it takes awhile for the item to break in, or for your ears to adjust.
Dealers aside, why would anyone in this hobby own something that has less than 100 hours on it?
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I've owned the same equipment for decades but when I had an accident with my system, I basically replaced just about everything but my turntable. The thing was though, the integrated amp and SACD player I purchased new, while I liked them somehow just weren't doing it for me, and within a few months, replaced both of them. I boxed up the amp and it sits in my closet and the SACD player sat on my equipment rack collecting dust until recently, well over a year later hooked it up again. Tried selling both but not really that hard and, I don't know, just sat on them. Stupid, a waste of money? Stuff happens. |
Thanks for all the replies! I can certainly see some scenarios where this would make sense.
Some people though are just listing what they own and haven't used, and I guess that's the point of the post.
Why??? @pindac - WHY?? Why did you not open that album and listen to it? Don't you want to know what it sounds like? |
It happens. I exchanged a damaged Grado cartridge for a higher level cartridge in the same range. The original Platinum had woofer pumping problems with my TT arm, so I was going to buy a new TT and drop the new Grado Master3 in that. Never bought the new TT, went in another cartridge direction and never played the new Grado. I took it out of the box to take pictures and some lucky buyer got a screaming deal on an un-played cartridge. I try to be honest about use for gear I'm selling - like I track all hours on my cartridge stylus' so I can fairly represent wear. YMMV kn |
Everyone is different, and has a different investment into the audio hobby. I have a McIntosh 275 50th anniversary amp un opened in box that I took in lue of cash that a audio dealer owed me. Never used. Never looked at. Another hardly used Air Tight ATC 5 and SUP, also sitting on a shelf. Along with 3 different Air Tight amps, 3 sets of speakers, and various tubes in one room. Then there is also massive McIntosh B &W system in my main living room, then a McIntosh/KEF home theater in the basement. Tons of stuff, unused, and many tubes which I have collected over time. It's both a hobby and collection, and many people keep low hour equipment in their house. So, yeah, that is why there can be legit rare, unused low hour tubes, phono cartridges, etc on the used market |
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