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A lot of unrealized systems out there...

I can't help but notice how many items that come up for sale here on Audiogon, or elsewhere, are unopened and never used, intended for a system that never came to fruition..... I mean, if I spent $10k on speakers, I would be listening to them within 2 minutes of being delivered... New equipment excites more than just about anything... I cannot wait to listen, like a little kid on Christmas morning... Are there really that many folks putting together home theaters, or bedroom setups that buy all this gear and then just give up? Consider me a skeptic, or at least, watching with one brow raised... It just seems there are A LOT of these unrealized systems out there on the second hand market...
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markpao
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I would say that that most are probably legit here. Feedback is your best friend.
markpao
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"Just because someone has good feedback doesn't mean they're reasons for selling a piece of audio equipment are legit"

Not always, but it's a good indication. And for me, works more times than not.
I see you have no feedback here. I can tell you with certainty that keeping good feedback is not easy.
I've bought many phono cartridges advertised with less than 50 hours and a couple with around 10 hours. I couldn't tell the difference from new. Bought a Condrad Johnson PV4 advertised as NOS, and it looked it.
As for listing why someone is selling an item, I couldn't care less. If you told me you didn't like the way it sounded, so what. How do I know you are an experienced listener or that you room is set up right. Maybe you have the wrong associated equipment with it.
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