HOW TO BUY SECOND-HAND AND VINTAGE STEREO SPEAKERS
You know how it is; you do your research and read plenty of reviews, but the pair of speakers you really want are priced just out of reach. There’s a way around that problem: to buy second-hand. It takes a fair bit more legwork to get exactly what you want compared with buying new, but there is a fair chance they’ll be more affordable. Therein, of course, lies the appeal of second-hand hi-fi.
How affordable? Typically, you’ll find at least a 30 per cent drop in the price of a product that’s just one year old and around 50 per cent on something that’s closer to three years old. After that,
