@jl35 When I was around 18 or 19, I upgraded from a $65 refurbished Pioneer receiver that I found at Sears to a $130 Yamaha receiver that my friend's dad was selling. You guessed it, this thing reeked of cigarette smoke. He had it in his garage where he and his dad would hang out and built RC airplanes and drink beer and smoke their arses off. Even the mom was a heavy smoker. I remember one day going over there with my friend and could not believe the walls on the inside of the house...YELLOW, but the paint was white!!! It was disgusting. But ask me if I cared. It was a Yamaha! Took it home and it took me about 3 months of spraying Windex (I didn't know any better) into a rag and wiping down the chassis with it. I stopped smelling it, but the insides still stunk like hell. Sweet sounding receiver, not so sweet smelling. Cheers.
Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?
I agree that I do not want a preamp or speaker coated with a film of smoke, but I am confused as to what a child or pet could do that would not be otherwise visible. You would see the cat scratches on the speaker grill, the dog chew marks on the rack, the iguana turds in the amplifier cooling vents. And what's a little dog hair among friends? As a 3 year old, I supposedly put my finger through my grandfather's new DIY speaker but I'm pretty sure he replaced the drivers so even that doesn't really matter. Most things will be visible and/or easily remedied. Maybe the price will even be a little lower because of the cosmetics. If it doesn't mess with function, not a big deal to me.
What concerns me more is does it come from a drunk-free, drug-free home. I think befuddled owners are far more worrisome than pets or children.
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@jbuhl I thought you were going to say the cat peed on the salamander rack. cat pee has got to be the foulest of all stenches, if not a cat turd. 😼 |
@immatthewj well, since you put it that way... |