Do you buy new, used or new or used gear?

Purchased my latest pre-amp and amplifier from TMR open box got gear 1/2 off with full warrenty received it in new condition

Bought my Speakers new as they had just came out and there was no Demo or used ones available

Purchased my cables for my new system all new

so a mix of used (open box) from tmr and other pieces new

For me depends on the condition of gear and will purchease used or new

Both, depending on the condition and price.

I buy both new and used. Funny thing, I only have had issues with the gears I bought new, which is a good thing because they are usually under warranty. The used gears, I have had zero problems with them. Weird. 

both. i prefer used gear, buying at resale value. sometimes its economics, sometimes its because what i want was manufacured decades ago, and sometimes its the bargain. in addition, i dont always wnt to keep something so much as experience using it. much of the fun is trying something new to me, be it records or a phono state or whatever. 

this can be time consuming. asking prices are often nowhere close to value, so it requires a lot of patience or a lot of acquaintances who actually want to sell something. 

ive bought a few things new--rega turntable, van alstine phono stage, tavish phono amp, but most of what ive bought new is kits. 

My system is based on a refurb amplifier from the manufacturer, new speakers bought at a discount on ebay and a purchased new 26 year old sub, I tend to buy used source equipment but am not willing to buy used amplification or speakers older than 10 years.