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

@kennyc 

Good Logic with your choices…… l believe in the same principles. Used = potentially increased spending power, and higher quality electronics for the same outlay. What’s not to like about that?

I always try to seek out “nearly new” pre-loved second hand gear, as to me it makes the most sense. Open box sales are as close as new needs to be, and directly from a dealer with full warranty minus the afore mentioned “discounts”, what’s not to like about that too? Even better, is buying gear hardly used, at a fraction of the retail price, from a personally known audiophile with upgradeitus. I do always drawn a line with used cartridges, unless l know for sure their history.

Mostly used. I don’t think gear changes than much except when it may benefit from newer electronics, such as DAC, DSP, HT receiver that implements new standards or Class D amp. There rest, esp tube gear, is pretty much the same as it was 20 years ago.

@zavato Over  years I have been buying both, used and new stuff. And quite recently I bought a few Chinese clones which cost less than used stuff with which I am satisfied quite a lot.