New v S/H

Curious how people's set ups compare.

AMP - New
Headphone AMP - New
Transport - New
TT - New

Speakers - S/H
DAC - S/H
Headphones S/H

Pretty sure any upgrades will likely be made with S/H kit too.

 

just about everything I own is second hand - except for my dvd player - paid 330 (rrp 400) from empire direct when it first came out, and some sound cords that I got last week...

my speakers were ex demo...

edit - I won my sub too...from avtalk...

 

I haven't bought anything new for years.

Ex-dem occassionally but 2nd hand private buys (ebay, hififorsale, forums etc) mostly.

 

2nd hand almost exclusively

 

Speaker - new (rarely come up s/h)
'Table - new (but personally imported from US at great savings)
Phono - new (couldn't find the one I wanted s/h)
CD - new (brand new model)
Pre - s/h
Power - new now but previously s/h. Currently demoing both new and s/h upgrade options
'Phones - new
Cables - mostly s/h
Support - homemade

Having done this list, I'm actually surprised at how much new kit is there as I'm not in the least averse the second hand.

 

Accuphase E-212 - 2nd hand from ZG'er
Cambridge A840C- New
SP10MKII - 2nd hand
DV505 - 2nd hand
EMT TU2 Cart - 2nd hand
Revel M22 - Discounted / Ex Dem
Phono Stage - New
Hutter Racks - 2nd Hand
Isotek Thing - 2nd hand


I think the CD player is the only large component I've ever paid full price for.

 

Everything I currently use is 2nd hand, only ever bought one CD player and one pair of speakers new! I tend to go for well reviewed gear 2nd hand that I couldn't afford to buy new, and it's worked out great so far.

I think the best thing about 2nd hand is that if you don't like it you can generally sell it on without losing any money .

 

Turntable new
Tonearm s/h
Cartridge new

CD transport s/h
DAC s/h

Phono amp new
Pre-amp ex-dem
Power amp s/h

Speakers ex-dem.

Headphones s/h

 

Everything here is at LEAST 2nd hand and none the worse for that.....oh except mi £30 interconnects