When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?


I have an opportunity to buy a pair of used Totem Element Metal speakers that retail at $20k for $5k.  They are flawless from a performance perspective but have  cosmetic imperfections such as surface scratches that are not visible from the listening position, thus the price.  
How important are cosmetics to your purchase of used speakers?

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Showing 1 response by akg_ca

Yes …u betcha …..Big time …..

(1) If the speakers are beat up visually externally, one wonders if the drivers and crossovers etc are equally abused with the User carelessness  demonstrated on the cabinets FUHBAR.

(2) Without prejudice to the above, 95+% of the AGON Court of Public Opinion will likely quickly rule them out and just shun them in the resale market …REGARDLESS of any lowball fire-sale price..,,, you will likely be stuck with ‘em….full stop.

the fact that you felt compelled to to even float the question in the first place , kind of  .answered it. Ergo …Choose wisely.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get “

- WARREN BUFFETT