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When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you?

I have an opportunity to buy a pair of used Totem Element Metal speakers that retail at $20k for $5k.  They are flawless from a performance perspective but have  cosmetic imperfections such as surface scratches that are not visible from the listening position, thus the price.  
How important are cosmetics to your purchase of used speakers?

triton20trx
triton20trx OP
86 posts
 

@dekay 

Yes I bought them. 
I felt the same as you on the scratches.  Were they worth $15k more for new?Absolutely not.
I’m 74. I don’t get OCD much anymore. But I do get anxiety waiting for UPS and FEDEX deliveries of audio equipment and vinyl. 

I have Totems now and one characteristic of their DNA is they disappear in the music

sounds_real_audio
1,099 posts
 

I always put on my makeup before I buy speakers. 

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mapman
23,613 posts
 

Nobody’s perfect though some speakers come pretty darn close. 
 

Call me shallow but we all know that looks matter.  The proof is all around us.  

We want a positive all around experience.  Perfection is nice but overrated.  I can live with minor defects but I want my babies to look the part.  What does that mean?   Who knows…other than one pays for perfection and it does not come cheap.  
 

 

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mahgister
15,051 posts
 

No.

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