new gear vs used gear


another thread got me thinking about this,how much of your current rig was bought new & how much of it was bought here on audiogon or ebay.

out of the 14 seperate pcs of gear im currently running 12 were bought on audiogon & 2 were bought at a dealer.

this isnt a dealer bashing thread i was just curious as to the numbers & why you choose to buy used or new.

mike.
bigjoe

Showing 1 response by edesilva

Wow, lets see...

- 4 pr spkrs, 2 from dealers, 1 review pair from the importer, and 1 (the main rig pair) from A'gon
- 4 sets of speaker cables, all but 1 from A'gon
- 6 amps, 1 from a dealer, 5 from A'gon
- 3 pre-amps/pre-pros, 2 from dealers, 1 from A'gon
- 2 CD transports, both from dealers
- 2 DACs, 1 from dealer, 1 from A'gon
- 1 tuner from A'gon
- 1 TT/tonearm from dealer
- 2 cartridges from dealers

Wouldn't even try to guess about other cabling. The interesting part from my perspective is that if I actually think about the % of $ I've spent on A'gon v. dealers, its waaay different in A'gon's favor. In #s of pieces, I'm 12/25, or 48% A'gon. But, in terms of $s spent, I'm... er, wait a minute... about 60% A'gon. Do people find they tend to buy more expensive big-ticket items things on A'gon or cheaper ones? I think my major purchases tend to be A'gon, with the exception of mechanical stuff like TTs and CDs.