I can't believe that the word hasn't gotten around yet, but there are a lot of people buying gear on Audiogon because they don't have a friendly dealer nearby who will let them borrow a few integrateds to take home and compare for a few weeks. And many of us don't have a group of audio buds we can borrow equipment from.
Yes that is the best way to buy gear but it is not an option for many. There is no reason to jump all over the OP. He is buying gear the way most of us do. We do as much research as we can and then buy a used component and try it out in our systems. If it doesn't work out we sell it, learn from our experience and try again.
And people wonder why we have trouble getting people interested in high-end audio.
Yes that is the best way to buy gear but it is not an option for many. There is no reason to jump all over the OP. He is buying gear the way most of us do. We do as much research as we can and then buy a used component and try it out in our systems. If it doesn't work out we sell it, learn from our experience and try again.
And people wonder why we have trouble getting people interested in high-end audio.