LP12 - new
Ittock - used
k18 - new
lingo - new
Kildeihs - used
Naim 62/90 - new
Naim hicap - used
cables - new
stands - used
According to the above about 60% new.
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LP12 - new
Ittock - used
k18 - new
lingo - new
Kildeihs - used
Naim 62/90 - new
Naim hicap - used
cables - new
stands - used
According to the above about 60% new.
Hey thingy,
Ain't it time you bought a bigger power amp?
Maybe he likes the one he's got, Darren ;)
Marco.
Out of 18 main items in my setup, 12 are either second hand or ex-demo and the 6 from new, 5 I got at discounted rate (the other was dirt cheap).
Certainly couldn't afford full price for everything.
edit forgot. Two interconnects, two lots of speaker cables and one pair of speakers (Tannoy PMB 6.5) were won in competitions, which was nice.
Turntable - Used
Tonearm - Used.
Cartridge - NEW ( but a mistake ... should have investigated more )
OPPO 95 Universal disc spinner - NEW ( The exception !)
Bespoke Preamp - (2) 1 bought new, but not commercially available, privately made. The other is a vintage item.
Power amp - (3) used and vintage items ..
Receiver - (2) 1 bought new in 79' the other is vintage item bought used.
Speakers - (4 pairs) 1 bought new in 79' others are used or vintage items,
Cables - 75% NEW
For me buying new gear is same as buying a new car ,,,, DAFT :mental: ,, (unless someone else is paying for it or you are simply just rich ;) ) There is so much choice to be had on the 2nd hand and vintage market for a fraction of the price of new gear .. and with very few exceptions the new gear is not worth the price they ask now (To me at any rate) . My one exception is the Oppo BD 95 which I am about to buy new ,,, It is an exceptional piece of kit that does not have a used equivalent.
:cool:
I might add that is simply my view ... I respect the fact others may disagree ... and I still love to drool over new gear .. but now I know the markups on most stuff I just shudder .. :eyebrows:
Eastsound E5 - s/h
XTZ Desire - New-ish
Dali Suite 2.8 - Brand new
Belkin PF30 - s/h
Rack - New
Cables - New & only 1 S/H
I run speakers that I made myself.
My amp is now my very own Apollon Audio Apache EL34 jobby
My black mamba speaker cables were new.
Apart from that I have not had any new kit for at least 15 years.
That's probably no real surprise to anybody:lol:
Quads and TT s/h, everything else was new.
For me it's 17%.
This is based on a total of 52 components, only 9 of which were bought new.