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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.

 

tcutter
dynalead
35 posts
 

Grow up!

 

langelo68
11 posts
 

Please, try not to be confused. let confusion vanish, drift away...

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limomangus
1,190 posts
 

Yeah Smoke Free the biggest. Twice i bought cd collections, picked them up at night ,quick cash deal.Well after getting the stuff home it stunk,i had to get rid of all the cd covers.Tacking and the plastic was no loner clear.Buyer Beware.Especially If your buy vintage stuff.Up here on Long Island you don't find that many smokers anymore but go to Louisiana and go to a bar and get ready for the 60s again everybody in the bars Smoke. Well more do then don't. 

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v-fi
17 posts
 

The problem with people who stink - and I would put most smokers in that category - is that they don't know they stink.

The same could be said for radicals not knowing how radical they really are, but I'll stick to the topic at hand. 

I don't care if someone smokes on their patio but I don't want a piece of used gear to smell like smoke, and frankly I'm not sure a smoker is fully capable of discerning whether or not there is any odor on the amp/DAC/whatever it is. I have returned gear for exactly that reason in the past, thankfully the seller was honorable but it could have gone otherwise.

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