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Resale value of BAT gears

It seems there are a lot of people who love BAT products. I'm one of them, but just a little confused about their resale value. Just saw $5000 VK-5i selling for $1600. Although the unit's been discontinued, the price seems ridiculous. I feel that the performance of BAT gears are way up there with other brands such as McIntosh, Conrad-Johnson, and Audio Research, to name a few. But these brands resale values are much higher. Why?
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beemer
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If a seller wholesales his BAT gear so be it.
I own both the VKD5 CD player and the VK50SE preamp.
Both bought used at what I thought were great prices for the quality. There's alwas going to be a "new and improved" model no matter what the brand. Trick is to find the ones that are really "improved".

IMHO, lots of new gear today is the same wine in a new bottle. I listened to a pair of $30,000 line sources today at a dealer. Were they better than my 17 year old Infinity RS1's.....NO.

I went home with a smile on my face, wallet intact. Your mileage may vary!

Paul
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