I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do?

There's a track record of nonsense in this case

Honestly, @emergingsoul ,

Is this whole thread even based in reality? 

@thecarpathian 

It may have an actual grain of reality, but his threads always have that feigned Bambi innocence that asks the obvious and provokes controversy. It happens every time.

Assuming both have return privilege, buy both at the same time.  Audition them in your home side by side.  If you can't hear any difference, return the new pair.  If you hear anything bad from the used pair that you don't hear from the new, return the used pair.

This should result in COMPLETE confidence that you made the appropriate decision. 

I guess the overriding concern that I have is that I think everyone knows speakers can be very overpriced and that’s really absurd.

Manufacturers create subpar speakers at lower price levels and tempt you to buy higher priced speakers that sound better. It’s a con game. They are taking advantage of the seductive nature of listening to things that sound really good to us. It’s affecting the part of the brain that lacks the good judgment when it comes to spending money.

Think about it, why are we being encouraged to spend $50,000 for the type of speakers we all should be listening to

Get the flagship product of a brand that typically produces affordable product. A lot of aptitude, care and devotion will typically go into such a product.

You get the bottom end (deliberately gimped end) of a thieving brand and what you’ve mentioned could be true. There are some exceptions where good things can trickle down, but, that’s relatively rare.