Yamaha Refurbished receivers

[supertrunks6]

http://cgi.ebay.com/YAMAHA-HTR-6140-...item4a9b9ef1ea


Has anyone had any experience with refurbished receivers, I found this one and was just wondering cause I dont want to mess with something that is going to give me headaches, I always stay away from refurbished...or used electronics at that but was just curious.

also can anyone tell me if this Yamaha 6140 is any good, the reviews seemed good for it

[DonRSD]

i have bought a pair of refurbished FXI'3 from polk direct ebay store

not one problem at all

a lot of fellow polk heads have bought the same speakers from the same lady

check the 1st polk in the polk speakers thread

i would NEVER buy a refurbished item from another person though.
only thru the manufactor of the item i was buying AND i have to have a warranty to buy refurbished stuff

[supertrunks6]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

i have bought a pair of refurbished FXI'3 from polk direct ebay store

not one problem at all

a lot of fellow polk heads have bought the same speakers from the same lady

check the 1st polk in the polk speakers thread

i would NEVER buy a refurbished item from another person though.
only thru the manufactor of the item i was buying AND i have to have a warranty to buy refurbished stuff

at what point is the price to good to pass up as far as buying from another person, a refurbished part that is, I found one on ebay where he says he is just moving and cant take it with him (an apartment) so he's selling it

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by supertrunks6

at what point is the price to good to pass up as far as buying from another person, a refurbished part that is, I found one on ebay where he says he is just moving and cant take it with him (an apartment) so he's selling it

so he has refurbished speakers that he has to get rid of.
what about the warranty?

i dont trust people when they have a story as to why they dont need the speakers (in this case he is moving and cant take them......SURE YOU CAN TAKE THEM!!!)

id only buy refurbished from a dealer (factory dealer preferably) and get the warranty

good luck

[supertrunks6]

ok I just got a reply back stating he bought it from B-Stock about 5 months ago and cant wire the new apartment with current setup which also includes another auction for Bose speakers, so I don't think he's trying to rip anybody off

but still thinking of getting a new one just to make me feel better

[PWGJ4114]

I bought a B stock HTR-6240 about 6 months ago off ebay for $229. It's been great. As long as it has a warranty, I see no problem with a refurb or B stock.

[SDBlu]

I will never buy REFURB ever again. I bought my first and last refurb from E-Cost.com about a year and a half ago. It was an Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver and it came out to be defective. I had to send it back and got a full refund. Then i went to FRY's and bought the same receiver new for a few dollars more....it has worked flawlessly from day one.

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by MarcosG

I will never buy REFURB ever again. I bought my first and last refurb from E-Cost.com about a year and a half ago. It was an Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver and it came out to be defective. I had to send it back and got a full refund. Then i went to FRY's and bought the same receiver new for a few dollars more....it has worked flawlessly from day one.

like i said earlier buy from the manufactor

if i was to buy an onkyo refurb receiver......i would buy it from onkyo and thats that.

my polk FXI3 surround speakers are refurbs.....i bought them directly from polk

[kingofgrills]

Refurb with a warrantly should be fine. Ideally, you want to be the original purchaser though, since some warranties are not transferrable.

Considering it's a B-Stock receiver, and being sold pre-owned, I would wait. B Stock Yamaha receivers can be found fairly often. Plus, you can often find better models than the 6140 for around the same price or a little more.

If you can swing a little more $$$ you can still by the Yamaha RX-V663 receiver, which has a better amp and power supply than the current RX-V665, and it also decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD MA. Here it is for only $329.

http://www.electronics-expo.com/inde...e=pricegrabber