Amp/Preamp Asylum

Looking for a new Amp or Preamp? If you're after tubes, post over here.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

RE: 20%-50% Sometimes dealer's price them right

Posted by gordguide on May 20, 2017 at 18:43:38:
The warranty period isn't that long, and the opportunity to return for nebulous reasons is much shorter. I don't think you would encounter much in the way of "used a lot" with a refurb.
On the other hand, all my current, perfectly working gear has been "used a lot". My power amp was a demo unit when I bought it a dozen years ago. New tubes, perfect cosmetics. everything as new in the box, but no warranty as Sonic Frontiers was well out of business by the time the store decided to remove the unit from active demo use. I had a guaranteed not DOA condition on the sale and that was it.
It might have been seven years on the shelf by the time I acquired it (circa 2005), but then again, at about 40% of MSRP, I wasn't complaining.
If the OP is looking at a unit he absolutely wants, he doesn't have much choice but to buy what he can get for what he can get it for. Me, I'm more flexible but I am familiar with a wide set of acceptable options, so I can be patient and seek out larger bargains.
If you really want to save money, that's the best option, but most people aren't exposed to much gear so the list of acceptable choices is more limited to them. You DO need to choose components you've actually auditioned; it's a must.