No, None of the magazines care if you get the best value for your buck ie used gear. They want to sell/review new gear. It's a little strange that only Listner ever mentioned buying used audio online. Its sad! They would end up drawing more people into the hobby. Those people would have to buy some stuff new also to complete their systems.
I recently emailed John Atkinson of Stereophile
I was concerned lately by the lack of Class "D" preamps in latest Stereophile Recommended Components listings and e-mailed John Atkinson the editor, who implied that because many newer preamps exceed the Class D limitations and newer preamps simply outperform their older bretheren, this class was currently empty. Which got me thinking: one can purchase a used Conrad Johnson PV10a or a Conrad Johnson PF-2 on this site for around six hundred dollars. Does this mean that Newer preamps in the same basic price range, like the new Parasound Halo which goes for $799 at Audio Advisor "sound better" than vintage gear? Any thoughts?