new gear vs used gear

Throughout the last 30+ yrs. of buying audio, I've kept new pieces longer but have had more used pieces. Buying used just makes it easier to try different gear & not lose big $$$ when it doesn't work out.

I currently have 3 new pieces, those being spkrs. that are 2.5 yrs. old, an isolation piece I just got last week & a phono pre I picked up yesterday. All my other gear is used and the cables are a combination of new, demo & DIY.

100% used...or, if I used Nrchy's methods, somewhere around 178% used. 100% Audiogon. Nothing from eBay. I used to like eBay back in the late 90's, but now you'd better be wearing protection when you trade there or you risk a nasty case of the Clap! Wait a minute, I did get some tubes on eBay. Come to think of it, that's when that burning sensation started!

Marco

Gunbei...you BROKE a friggen pair of cables?!?! How does one do that? I thought FedexGround were the only ones capable of such things?!

Marco

Speakers speaker cables, and Sacd player new. The rest is used.

Maggie IIb used from dealer A
Forte' 4a NEW from dealer A
Adcom pre NEW from mass market chain B
Sony SCD777ES demo from dealer F
Sony ES9 5disc changer used web friend R
Sony ES7 5disc changer used 'goN
Adcom DA700 used 'goN
Adcom DA600 NEW dealer F
Dual Golden One used web friend K
Denon DP-59L used eBay
Audio Research PH-1 used 'goN
Shure V15xMR used 'goN
Ortofon 20M NEW mass market web dealer J
Beyerdynamic DT990 headphones NEW dealer A
Kimber PBJ cable NEW dealer A
Kimber AG cable used 'goN
Nordost Blue Heaven used 'goN
AQ Midnight speaker cable NEW (out of business)
Monster 5000 power conditioner Demo dealer F