Value-wise at $1k I'd say it's worth the gamble. That's actually a very good price imo depending on the condition.
A lot of the performance of the Eclipse will be about synergy, (impedance match? or mismatch?) with the other electronics in your system. For instance, I used to have the Simaudio Nova many systems ago and eventually sold it because it wasn't performing (sounding) like I wanted. It's a quality cdp, but did not match well in my system. I'd like to hear how it would have performed as I changed gear along the years. You never know... It may have performed better with other gear I owned later. So sonically, the Eclipse will be a gamble; you won't know until you put it in your system.
Unfortunately, buying quality gear, current or older, does not guarantee quality sound.
A lot of the performance of the Eclipse will be about synergy, (impedance match? or mismatch?) with the other electronics in your system. For instance, I used to have the Simaudio Nova many systems ago and eventually sold it because it wasn't performing (sounding) like I wanted. It's a quality cdp, but did not match well in my system. I'd like to hear how it would have performed as I changed gear along the years. You never know... It may have performed better with other gear I owned later. So sonically, the Eclipse will be a gamble; you won't know until you put it in your system.
Unfortunately, buying quality gear, current or older, does not guarantee quality sound.