Do you refurb?

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited April 2004 in Electronics
Just wondering how folks on this forum feel about purchasing refurbished merchandise.

I recently bought a HK 525 receiver from www.refurbelectronics.com for $469. It was the cheapest price I could find. I was a bit skeptical about ordering a refurbed item, but I must admit that it was a good experience. The receiver looked brand new and the customer service was outstanding. They even e-mailed me a few days after the receiver arrived to see if I had any questions. The only problem I had was they forgot to include the power cord, but I didn't care beacause I had already purchased a replacement cord for it anyway.

What's been your experience with refurbed AV gear?
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2004
    I have no reservations about refurbished gear....I would trust refurb gear more than used in most cases....as long as a warranty is in place. That is most likely the case anyhow.

    If someone buys gear used, and gets a hard on...they should have no problem with refurbished units.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2004
    I have no issue at all.

    How do you like the 525? I have the 520 and its been hummen along for a few years now.

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited April 2004
    The 525 is incredible. It replaced a Denon 1803 and the difference is night and day. The HK is much more powerful, despite the rated wpc (Denon at 80 wpc and HK at 70 wpc). Just another example of the specs being meaningless.

    I was considering getting the 525 or the new Denon 3805. I decided on the 525 becuase it was less than half the price of the Denon, and the features aren't very different. Denon has Pro Logic IIx and HK has Logic 7; and both have automatic calibration. BTW, the auto calibration on the HK is awesome. The microphone is housed in the remote. Just press two buttons and you're done.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    sometimes refurb gear can be better than new gear...

    new gear sometimes has a known issue (like the new Sonys)...regurb gear can just be newer gear with those issues fixed...
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited April 2004
    I buy refurb stuff frequently, so long as a warranty is in place.

    Enjoy the 525. I just got one last week myself (Open box deal at Circuit City for $399). I really like it so far (replaced a Yammie RXV630). I just wish I could run 7.1 in my rig. Wife won't let me mount anymore speakers on the walls. Dammit.
    system 1:
    Athena: AS-F1 mains, AS-C1 center, AS-B1 surrounds, AS-P400 sub, Yammie RXV-730, Rotel RB-976 driving front stage, Samsung BD3600 Blue Ray, Denon DVD2900 for sacd/cd , jbl n24awII on the deck, samsung 40" 1080p lcd

    system 2:
    XBox 360 Spherex 5.1 system, HK DVD38, Phillips CDC 926 CD changer, Phillips 32" LCD

    2 channel
    NAD 1600 pre, NAD 2400 THX amp, Phillips CDC 926, Linn extra speaks, crappy TT
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    marantz was refurb.....had a cracked surround card when i got it but it was fixed for free, the only thing i suffered was 3 months with the aiwa receiver, painful i know but liveable. definitely worth the money off. i got it from www.accessories4less.com btw
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited April 2004
    HK AVR7200
    JVC SA600BK DVD Player
    JVC HRS4800 VCR
    JVC XL MC2000 200 Disc CD Changer


    All refurb- all warranteed- all still going strong.

    DG
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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