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

two issues here, would it be smarter to buy the used speakers not knowing where they’ve been or how hard they’ve been played or maybe there’s something wrong with them. And the other issue is what happens to the value of my speakers immediately after the box comes to my house. And I guess the third issue is, amI insane for buying $50,000 speakers.

It seems like I’ll be losing $20,000 immediately and of course probably a little more since if I ever sell they will need to be reduced further so used price can be 30,000 if a dealer is involved which they probably will be.

This raises a serious concern that very nice speakers are just too expensive.

Fortunately (and luckily) I’m not married so that makes this process a lot easier

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svbigwood
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There are a lot of really great speakers out there that are almost new for a significant discount. Dealer demos (ask them not to put “demo” on the receipt for future warranty, trade ins or open box. My last set was 15k and were as brand new for 10k.

 

it allows me to build a better system cor less and when i sell or trade the loss is much more palatable. 

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chenry
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If there is no reason to believe the used speakers are in less than excellent cosmetic and operating condition, and you can know their provenance (i.e., not stolen or bought from a flood salvage liquidator,) buying the speakers at $30K reduces your loss on resale if you don't want to keep them. Speakers last a long time if well cared-for (and not stuck in a storage or a musty basement somewhere.)

At $30K, I would insist on being able to travel to see them and hear them and if you buy them, being able to specify how they will be transported to you. Anything short of that would be a hard pass.

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unreceivedogma
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I can’t believe it’s not butta. 

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