Would you buy a piece of gear with a defect?"could be just the rca or could be the circuit or board, bad news if it’s multi layered"
I’m auditioning a Parasound JC2 pre amp that the left input on channel 1 does not work.
Love it, get it cheap fix it myself and sit back and marvel at what I got dirt cheap, and if I don’t need it, sell it for a nice tidy profit.
In the case of this Parasound JC2 with one channel out, I would offer 1/3rd of what they sell for good used working condition.
There is a JC-2 on Audiogon for 1900, full working condition as a like for like comparison.So $700-$750
Cheers George