I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do?


two issues here, would it be smarter to buy the used speakers not knowing where they’ve been or how hard they’ve been played or maybe there’s something wrong with them. And the other issue is what happens to the value of my speakers immediately after the box comes to my house. And I guess the third issue is, amI insane for buying $50,000 speakers.

It seems like I’ll be losing $20,000 immediately and of course probably a little more since if I ever sell they will need to be reduced further so used price can be 30,000 if a dealer is involved which they probably will be.

This raises a serious concern that very nice speakers are just too expensive.

Fortunately (and luckily) I’m not married so that makes this process a lot easier

emergingsoul

Maybe a half dozen graphene sluggos are all you need to lift the veil and hear the voices from the singer's chest.

@emergingsoul from another thread you started under amps-preamps titled "McIntosh Sonas Faber love affair, alternatives? you stated "Presently have Bowers 802 d3 which is really good but always trying to improve things...."

So now at least we know what your current speakers are. Now all we need is what 50k speakers you are considering? Please do tell.

I’d buy used because if the speakers are not to yours or your room’s liking you’ve dropped an additional $20k and you’ll get $30k for them. Just my thoughts.

Buy used from a reputable seller with a guaranteed return. Pocket the $20k and enjoy!

I’ve traveled this exact road.  I’m in the Northwest, listened

to a pair in Florida and purchased my speakers from a 

dealer in Norway. (They took in on trade). No fear. Why?

Most audiophiles, if not all, take really good care of their 

gear. Gear depreciates. I like saving money. But most importantly 

when I’m listening to music i’m not thinking of who owned

my stuff before me. Im enjoying the  music or the ride that 

high end quality can provide. Do your due diligence and have

no fear.

 

 

For a $20K difference you could travel pretty much anywhere on the planet, audition the speakers, listen to whether they’re working properly, look for cosmetic damage, and oversee them being packed for shipment if they’re acceptable.

Don't worry folks. No 50K speakers will be harmed (or purchased!) due to the results of this thread.

 

@tannoy56 wrote:

Only rich and  dumb cowboy will spend $50,000.00 on a pair of speakers without any knowledge and experience ...

And yet previously you wrote:

Do you really asking this forum for an advise of how to spend $50,000.00 on pair of speakers?

Do you realize that most of the opinions you’ve got is from members whose entire system cost less than that, and they should be asking you for an advise instead.

My earlier reply to you still stands. 

... not to mention  that he is asking total strangers for an advise.   

It's what most are to each other around here, more or less strangers, so that's just the terms under which we mingle. Nonetheless we should be able to gain from the experience and opinions of others. 

It's what most are to each other around here, more or less strangers, so that's just the terms under which we mingle. Nonetheless we should be able to gain from the experience and opinions of others. 

@phusis 

Understood. And that is usually the premise we all operate under. But I think the OP is being disingenuous by starting a controversial thread only for the sake of making some arbitrary point and not to seek actual advice.

 

 

Well good. More of you should act like you "get it" instead of feeding the troll.

Sounds like you have plenty of money, buy both, then you will have a back up pair.

@emergingsoul , we now have 4 pages of comments, along with repeated requests for you to both identify your existing system and what "$50K speakers" you are contemplating.  Identifying these hypothetical speakers is not so that someone else can snatch them from your grip but in order to give you the requested advice regarding whether it makes sense to buy them used or new, and whether they are "worth it." By knowing the rest of your system and room size, it is easier to give you valid advice (if that is what you really want).  However, other than some sleuthing from another thread by another member to try to figure out what you have for a system, you have consistently ignored everyone's question, Why is that?  Why keep participating in this thread when you intentionally refuse to disclose such basic information?  Because of this, I have to conclude that you are just trolling and there are no "$50K speakers" at all.  Come on . . . if you are going to fabricate a thread for general opinions, at least fabricate these mysterious speakers of which you speak.

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@moto_man

Speakers I’m looking at include the Sonos faber el cremonese, or amati g5, in 23 x 15 room, 8 foot ceiling. 80% home theater 20% 2 channel.

It would be replacing a B&w 802 d3 powered by McIntosh mc901 monos.

It’s a difficult decision. I like the curious design for additional woofers in the il cremonese, ie, built-in subwoofers. The crossovers for these lower speakers is 80 which is interesting as not much is going on at that lower level. But that could be taking a lot of stress off the other drivers  so maybe that’s a good thing.

How much of a sonic change do you think might happen if I replace speakers?

can you tell us how much you make in a month?

if you make more than $30k go for the new pair

less than 30k but more than 20k go for the used pair

less than 20k look for cheaper speakers or save the money for better things

As Deep_333 said, the type of people that buy $50,000 speakers are not going to flog them. Their musical tastes likely run toward classical or jazz, neither of which are terribly hard on speakers unless deliberately pushed to the point of clipping. I’ve purchased used speakers since the early 2000s, and never had any issues. Ditto for speaker cables, interconnects and power cords, which I always buy used because they’re much less expensive AND already broken in. (I like MITs, which take 300+ hours to break in).

What’s my point? Instead of buying a new pair of $50,000 speakers, look for a used pair of $75,000 speakers (the ones you REALLY want) for $50,000. You may also be able to find a dealer that has some taken some back as a trade-in towards a higher model that will throw in a full factory warranty to sweeten the deal. 

Listen to them before you do anything else.....make sure the speaker works as intended

The OP’s B&W vs Sonus faber are very different sounding speakers.

Although I demoed several B&W 800s speakers, didn’t resonate with me and seemed bright.  Sonus faber is much more musical which translates to engaging.  Although we all have our personal preferences in speaker sonics, hard to imagine the OP not liking the Sonus faber