yeah I'm also looking for pre-owned but mint gears as alternative to save some cash.
I do listen to a lot to music but my kind of music perhaps wont need very high-end gears to sound just fine for me. I usually listen to rock, new wave, some RNB, pop, some classic but very seldom on instrumental or songs with more emphasis on vocals.
However, I am sure if I get the right gears siguro magugustuhan ko na rin yung mga vocals and instrumentals. I'm no audiophile, I dont even have the slightest idea what is imaging, soundstage, etc. I just want to hear the sound that would be satisfy my ears, even that I am working on...
Basta if I hear that sound alam ko na yun na yung gusto ko.
Never ever heard tubes. pag may eb invite nyo naman ako para naman magkamuwang ako sa high-end sound