I also buy to own and prefer new, but in case of my speakers (6 month old dealer demo for 60%) the closest dealer to Chicago was in Pennsylvania. Traveling there would cost me probably the difference between 60% and typical resale of 50%, and I would still not know how it sounds in my room with my system. Buying new, based on great reviews, was just too much of a risk. It was calculated risk, but all is good -speakers are wonderful.
