This guy has had a McIntosh C-53 integrated amp for sale for many, many months. When I used to own a McIntosh 6900 integrated amp, I was interested in his C-53. The Absolute Sound Paul Seydor raved about it just like he did a few years back about the very successful C-52. I wrote to the dealer asking why the owner had traded this newly released integrated so quickly. His comment was 'People buy McIntosh for the blue meters but performance is not that great". I wrote back remarking how strange it was that he was dissing the very product he was trying to sell. So he was either very foolish or fatally honest. I decided not to make an offer on the unit as I had a very bad feeling about this guy - classic smartaleck.. I decided I would never buy anything from this dealer. I eventually purchased an McIntosh MA-325 hybrid integrated amp from a reputable dealer in the Phoenix area and contrary to the Chicago dealer's remark, I think the McIntosh unit (my third) performs just great!.
Preowned Wilson Audio Chicago Dealer
So, what's with the Chicago used gear dealer who constantly advertises tons of used Wilson, (the same models for over a year or more) yet anyone who calls him to buy a pair get's totally discouraged by him on Wilson?
Is this just the old bait and switch with him having none of them in stock? Right now he must have 12 ads of the 20 on Audiogon- yet when called about actually buying a pair he doesn't even attempt to subtly switch you to something else. He makes you feel like an idiot for considering buying Wilson and will "only sell you a pair of you insis"t and then tells you "but I know I"ll only be buying them back from you".