I cannot speak to any of the speakers but the Vandersteen 2s. That speaker model line has been one of the best selling, most successful speakers for many years for good reason. A very good design and the sock enabled Richard to cut costs on cabinet wood and place value in the speaker by including quality drivers and components instead. His speakers are not gimmicky, just good design. I have the 2CE Sig II and I had listened to about a dozen different brands before I settled on them. Also, since so many of the 2 series were sold, that is part of the reason you can find them at a good price. They were sold new at a good price and there are many out there used which drives the price down a little
Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?)
HI,
Can anyone offer up some suggestions or guidelines for buying used speakers?
Initially I thought 5 years old max, buy from original (and only) owner, half original retail.
But then ...
Found some nice Zu Omen Defs ($1350) but they've had 2 owners.
Also found some Vandersteen 2c signatures ($900 + $100 shipping) but they're 10 years old and, again, 2 owners.
So you can see my guidelines may be preventing me from getting very high quality speakers at a good price.
The Defs I can listen to and physically examine; the Vandersteens would be purchased online.
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Can anyone offer up some suggestions or guidelines for buying used speakers?
Initially I thought 5 years old max, buy from original (and only) owner, half original retail.
But then ...
Found some nice Zu Omen Defs ($1350) but they've had 2 owners.
Also found some Vandersteen 2c signatures ($900 + $100 shipping) but they're 10 years old and, again, 2 owners.
So you can see my guidelines may be preventing me from getting very high quality speakers at a good price.
The Defs I can listen to and physically examine; the Vandersteens would be purchased online.
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.