Well...it sure helps all of those that purchase their gear here used on Agon. I guess that it all really depends upon what one really want in a system. How much of a priority is placed for some on cosmetics is completely subjective.
I noticed that in your other thread from 5 years ago you were asking about the KAS's. It seems that the respondants were very favorable towards the KAS vs the newer offerings and some even made mention that "Dan" agreed that sonics had changed very slightly. With regards to your particular question...did you not buy your KAS's on the used market? Wouldn't you have benefitted (by a significant $$$$$ margin) from that side of the equation as it was no longer the "latest version" and would rather fall under the "last version" category that you refer to?
Bottom line is...you lose more $ on depreciation when you buy new...that pretty much goes for most things with a few exceptions.
just my 2c fwiw
I noticed that in your other thread from 5 years ago you were asking about the KAS's. It seems that the respondants were very favorable towards the KAS vs the newer offerings and some even made mention that "Dan" agreed that sonics had changed very slightly. With regards to your particular question...did you not buy your KAS's on the used market? Wouldn't you have benefitted (by a significant $$$$$ margin) from that side of the equation as it was no longer the "latest version" and would rather fall under the "last version" category that you refer to?
Bottom line is...you lose more $ on depreciation when you buy new...that pretty much goes for most things with a few exceptions.
just my 2c fwiw