Re: The Myth About 'Demo' Equipment


"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Agent_C wrote:
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>> I'm always a little amused when someone selling a piece of high-end
>> equipment touts the fact that it's a 'Demo', suggesting somehow that
>> it's just short of new. Nothing could be farther from the truth!
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>> Demo units are generally subject to much more abuse than home units.
>> Think about it. No single individual has a vested interest in its
>> welfare. Any number of different people have access to it, including a
>> fair number of stringers, who have nothing to lose by 'experimenting'
>> with it; "Dude, how loud are these babies?" - "Whats this button do?
>> - Oops!", etc.
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>> I remember one afternoon many years ago at Sound by Swindler (Ooops, I
>> meant Sound by 'Singer'), where the salesman left the room briefly and
>> I took my hand at the patch bay. I was anxious to compare one Theta
>> D/A converter with another. I didn't know what I was doing and blew
>> fuses on 2 components, as well as an op-amp in the bay. If you think
>> Andy Singer ultimately disclosed that to the buyer of those 2 demos,
>> we have a bridge here in New York that I'd be glad to sell you.
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>> For the record; the best experiences I've had buying used audio gear,
>> were from trusted individuals, not merchants.
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>> A_C
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> Blan blah blah
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> Troll troll troll
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Troll or not, hi-end shops allow people to take stuff home for audition at
times over the weekend. I myself did that from two shops in the NYC suburbs.
Only G-d knows what happens there.


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