Pedrillo,
Congratulations on an awesome system. I agree you can do very well on Audiogon buying second hand gear...there are many reasons that people sell excellent gear second hand (divorce, upgrading, downsizing, moving home etc.) - you just have to be patient - and that appears to be exactly what you have done and built a system of your dreams!
Just the other day, I noticed a pair of ATC SCM 100 ASL for sale with all the latest mods/upgrades at a steal compared to the price for a new pair. Of course not many people have the appropriate space or care for the power that such huge speakers provide, furthermore, if you care deeply for aesthetics then chances are these behemoths will get scratched easily in shipping due to their size and weight. In fact, I have often seen smaller models of the same speaker sell for much more second hand! Together, however, these drawbacks may add up to a bargain price for someone with the right space; a system that the likes of Pink Floyd, Mark Knopfler, Telarc, Doug Sax and many other artists/studios prefer.
Congratulations on an awesome system. I agree you can do very well on Audiogon buying second hand gear...there are many reasons that people sell excellent gear second hand (divorce, upgrading, downsizing, moving home etc.) - you just have to be patient - and that appears to be exactly what you have done and built a system of your dreams!
Just the other day, I noticed a pair of ATC SCM 100 ASL for sale with all the latest mods/upgrades at a steal compared to the price for a new pair. Of course not many people have the appropriate space or care for the power that such huge speakers provide, furthermore, if you care deeply for aesthetics then chances are these behemoths will get scratched easily in shipping due to their size and weight. In fact, I have often seen smaller models of the same speaker sell for much more second hand! Together, however, these drawbacks may add up to a bargain price for someone with the right space; a system that the likes of Pink Floyd, Mark Knopfler, Telarc, Doug Sax and many other artists/studios prefer.