Factory Refurbished products? HELP

[QUiKSR20]

What do you guys think of FACTORY REFURBISHED Products

with a warranty from the MFR. Not third party refurbs.

I can get an HK AVR-510 for cheap factory refurbed and

basically new in box and also looking at some NAD Denon

and other recievers this will allow me to afford a much

better recievr than i can shell out the dough for. These

are said to be in 100% new conditiion physically and

refurbed by the factory to factory specs. Should I stay

away from these or should i go for it and get a deal..

any help would be greatly apreciated.

I have a couple deals that arnt gonna last long

So please help asap if you can in any way thanks guys.

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Thanks,

Daryl Gregg

MY Home Theatre Page

Sony STR-DE975 HT Reciever

Sony DVP-NS400D DVD

SB-3 Mains

SC-1 Center

Quintet Rears

KSW-12 Sub

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R.I.P. Paul W. Klipsch THE LEGEND! 3/9/04 - 5/5/02

This message has been edited by QUiKSR20 on 05-16-2002 at 11:23 AM

[dougdrake]

Well, Quik, as you know, opinions are like _____

but I'm a fan of refurbs, closeouts, "open box," etc... as long as a reputable company is behind them. This philosophy has allowed me to put together a system for about 1/3 of what it would have retailed for normally.

Since you are talking HK, you're probably going to be fine. I know they often have refurbed stuff on their web site...

Doug

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My System

[Mighty Favog]

From what I've been hearing the refurb stuff can be actually more dependable than new. Meaning that after a unit has been refurbed then ALL the fuctions are much more extensively tested before it leaves the shop. I can't say that the same amount of attention is given to every NEW unit that comes off the line.

I currently have a Panasonic 2.4GHz telephone that started having problems and was just a few months out of warranty. The factory does have an exchange program for about half what the new unit costs. The refurbed I was sent had a problem as well in the handset so the factory sent me a pre-paid UPS label to return THAT part.

So I guess that if it's not crucial to have a quick turnaround time to have a unit repaired then go for it.

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Tom's Money Pit

[m00n]

Ya I tell you, I wish I had known about the Harman Kardon referb site. I could have spent about an extra $150 or so and gotten a much better receiver. Yep, I for one would do a FACTORY referb.

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the m00n system

FRONTS: RF-7

CENTER: RC-7

SURROUNDS: RS-7

SUB: RSW-12

RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520

DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS)

TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen

COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1

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[QUiKSR20]

Cool I ended up selling my SONY Reciever on ebay. It sold

in 1 day buy it now for 349.99 its only been used for

a little while its a 2002 model and $20 shipping. I can

ship for free from work. And i just located a Factory Refurbished

Harman Kardon AVR-510 not the 520 or 320 i was looking

for so it lacks Dolby Pro Logic II and 6.1 and 7.1 its

got 5.1 all preamp outputs etc Im sure this will be fine

for me. My Klipschs will be much happier now I think.

Im picking up the HK for $370 refurbed + $30 shipping

so $400 exact. At this price i dont think i could go

wrong.. I could always wire up an old pro logic reciever

to dupe up some 7.1 i think anyway. But Im not worried

as of now since 5.1 is still the norm

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Thanks,

Daryl Gregg

MY Home Theatre Page

Sony STR-DE975 HT Reciever

Sony DVP-NS400D DVD

SB-3 Mains

SC-1 Center

Quintet Rears

KSW-12 Sub

AR Proseries Interconects

R.I.P. Paul W. Klipsch THE LEGEND! 3/9/04 - 5/5/02