Just thought I would add my 2 cents...I'm not sure where you're located, but check your local paper under Electronics/home entertainment. If you find something interesting you can go check it out. Often this stuff doesn't sell real well, and you can get it for very reasonable. The other source could be dedicating a Friday/Sat. to looking at "Yard Sales" which often will state in the ad "Stereo" or "electronics". Often there are like new receivers with remotes. Just a thought.
Caught in a squeeze
I'm putting together a system for my soon-to-be 10-year old daughter. So far I've found a Target TT2 rack, B&W DM303 speakers, and a NAD 513 3-disc CD player. To complete this modest system I need a reciever (with remote) for the young lady.
I searched AudioGon but there are very few receivers for sale on this site at a reasonable price. Stumbled across the new Classe all-in-one unit, lusted for a second than came to my senses. A 10 year-old sure doesn't need or appreciate something like that. This site is great for a lot of reasons but in searching Ebay a few things became apparent. I like pictures of the item for sale, Ebay makes it very easy for the seller to upload pics. AudioGon, how about providing the same service? I'm willing to pay a buck or two more to have the ability to upload pics. I also like the ability to search by location easily, reducing shipping costs.
I was chatting with a fellow 'phile who scored a nice Proton receiver on Ebay for $60 so I figured I'd hop on Ebay and see what's available. So Ebay is great, right? Wrong. 17 pages of receivers for sale, the items up for auction look like a really big warehouse (from the 1970's) full of bad low-fi gear blew up. Any decent brands (e.g. NAD, Proton) are of similar vintage and seem to draw a lot of bids. They end up unreasonably priced. Lots of pics, certainly gives you a great idea what the item looks like. The search continues, methinks it's time for a visit to my local dealer to see what he's taken in on trade lately.
I searched AudioGon but there are very few receivers for sale on this site at a reasonable price. Stumbled across the new Classe all-in-one unit, lusted for a second than came to my senses. A 10 year-old sure doesn't need or appreciate something like that. This site is great for a lot of reasons but in searching Ebay a few things became apparent. I like pictures of the item for sale, Ebay makes it very easy for the seller to upload pics. AudioGon, how about providing the same service? I'm willing to pay a buck or two more to have the ability to upload pics. I also like the ability to search by location easily, reducing shipping costs.
I was chatting with a fellow 'phile who scored a nice Proton receiver on Ebay for $60 so I figured I'd hop on Ebay and see what's available. So Ebay is great, right? Wrong. 17 pages of receivers for sale, the items up for auction look like a really big warehouse (from the 1970's) full of bad low-fi gear blew up. Any decent brands (e.g. NAD, Proton) are of similar vintage and seem to draw a lot of bids. They end up unreasonably priced. Lots of pics, certainly gives you a great idea what the item looks like. The search continues, methinks it's time for a visit to my local dealer to see what he's taken in on trade lately.