<Appreciate your highs on this topic> Ooops, s/b insights obviously. Digging and appreciate the discussion thus far and pretty much aligns to my instincts. Been investigating those LS3/5As! Wondering what class the Benchmark is given the specs/claims. Sounds interesting as well.
Vintage vs. New, Risk vs. Reward
There are lots of respectable merchants for used vintage high end equipment. Having developed my chops during the golden age of hi fi, the vintage has lots of appeal. The question is about the risk of making a rather large investment in what today “measures perfectly” but what tomorrow could quickly end up a paper weight due to age. This versus an investment in new which may bring with it, in addition to the probability of better reliability, but also the latest in technological advancement. I recognize that “new” and “reliability” are much different (reduced) standards than years gone by (IMO/experience).
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