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Used-especially older or vintage-be careful!

It's easy for experienced audiophiles who are mechanically or electrically inclinded and/or/live in a large metropolitan area ( with suitable repair facilities) to recommend older or vintage gear BUT,especially for a newbie, this is, IMO, something to be careful with.
Do you know your equipment well enough to tell the difference between old or vintage good stuff or just plain old and not worth much. Can you see the equipment, if you have trouble can you actually get it reparied without sending across the country ( likely without original boxes etc.) or the repair is more than you paid for it.
There is so much very good , modestly priced gear- NAD,Jolida,Creek,PSB,Marantz etc. that you can buy from an authorized dealer ( or used from them-if you are sure) that buying on the net is ( unless from authorizes dealer, if necessary) to me not a good option as you start. Getting to know a good dealer greatly increases your chance of doing it right.

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