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In Reply to: your comment on MF products depreciating... posted by BJordan on April 22, 2007 at 20:16:59:
All I can say is to wish you luck. There is more of an MF following now than there has ever been in the US in the past, and thus more of a dealer base.In the past, MF has abandoned their dealers. If they retain their dealers this time around, maybe stuff will be repairable and hold its value.
But, I think they dumped Audio Advisor too in their 2nd attempt at the US. When AA was importing MF stuff, they could not get it repaired easily. One of my friends had a bad experience with an amp (A100?).
If you compare prices of used MF equipement, vs Linn/Naim/Krell etc, of the same vintage, at the same price point, the Naim etc will almost be double or more. The reason for the MF discount is not due to sound quality, but the fact that MF will not support its product, and all the stuff will trade like orphan company products.
Take an MF A1 integrated. Today, 150-250, in spite of a cult following. Original Nait? Probably 400-500. Or a ML or Krell amp: 2000? more? MF A370? 500-750 if you can find one? Which one sounds better? MF in every case. Another friend has an A2 integ which is currently dead. Can MF suggest a repair facility? Nope. Gotta find an independant on your own.
I'm not saying don't buy the A5..it will be a very good product. But don't expect it to hold its value once MF moves to a new model line and stops supporting it (history to date suggests that MF abandoning the product support is inevitable).
I tend to hang onto stuff for long periods of time, once I decide on it. (I buy & sell a lot during the decision making process, however). So, the only time I'll buy MF anymore is when its been fully depreciated. In the meantime, I have a bunch of MF stuff to sell, that will trade for way less than its sound quality would imply.
Samir.
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