jjhunsecker,
I stopped going to retail stores about 10 years ago. The prices on new gear is just to expensive for me. When I buy I find mint condition used gear. And there is plenty of it around because audiophiles always need the latest and greatest. It's the same reason I don't buy new cars. Let the original owner take all the depreciation. Then I buy it used with low miles at 30 to 40 percent of M.S.R.P.
I stopped going to retail stores about 10 years ago. The prices on new gear is just to expensive for me. When I buy I find mint condition used gear. And there is plenty of it around because audiophiles always need the latest and greatest. It's the same reason I don't buy new cars. Let the original owner take all the depreciation. Then I buy it used with low miles at 30 to 40 percent of M.S.R.P.