New or used td20?

[sifuhall]

Thanks to all the excellent advice in the thread here:

http://vdrums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41061

I am going to purchase the td20 brain (and most likely a new rack as well), but I have a few questions.

Is there any benefit to purchasing a new over a used td20 brain (or vice versa)? Does a new td20 have any new features a used one may not have?

From what I can tell, $1945 seems to be the standard new price, no matter where I look. Are there cheaper sources I just couldn't find or is this the best I can do for a new td20 brain?

[TNT]

Well, aside from the $400AU TD-20 module being discussed in the other thread...

Try www.bpmmusic.com and www.rmcaudio.com

Both of those have great prices!

[SIZZLE]

I bought a used one from Ebay, it took sometime to get the right deal that i could afford ($1,070). Times are tuff so you might snag one for cheap. All TD20's are the same and any up dates are free from the Roland site.

[Hercules]

In a word - warranty. You should get at least 12 months warranty on a new one.

There are always unknowns with electronic devices - especially second hand ones......has some spilled a cup of coffee on it that you don't know about......has it been dropped.....or whacked with sticks.....have some of the ports been compromised by cables being pulled.....how many road trips has it been bounced along on......etc

On the other hand, if you get a 2nd hand one (in the U.S.A.) for 1K you have 1K up your sleeve to buy another one ......

[sifuhall]

Thanks to everyone for the advice and to TNT for the links.

I just ordered the td-20 from bpm music today!

[sifuhall]

Woo hoo!!!

My new td-20 brain will be delivered on thursday!