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Buying Used-Ever wonder???

Just wondering if any of you have bought some gear used, hooked it up and wonder if you are getting the same sound as if the piece was brand new. Call it "second hand paranoia"?

I've bought cars, amps, and been at times underwhelmed, and wonder if things are 100%.....

My latest paranoia, I just got a REL Storm III, ...I had super high hopes, after reading stories of very happy owners, reviews....However at this point, I am still trying to figure out what all the hype is about.
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unsound
7,329 posts
 
Haven't you bought something brand new, and wondered what all the "hype is about"?
bdgregory
1,715 posts
 
I suppose I have; however this wasn't my experience with my Storm III. You may want to spend some time to ensure it's properly integrated.
arni
313 posts
 
The REL hype is about seamless integration of sub and main speakers/monitors, that it disapears.... not hypes up the bass in the system and calls out... here I am... this is where tha bass is coming from!
In regards to second hand paranoia, on the contrary, I really reap the benefits of having bougth cables and speakers with long-burn in time that someone (i.e. the previous owner) took care of for me... just plug and play. Some Audio gear is like good wine, it gets better with age.. until a certain point of course.
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