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Originally Posted by Square
I found a local seller that has a used Focusrite Scarlett 18i20. He's asking about $300. I'm going to try and have a look at it tomorrow. Is there anything special I should look for on a used unit?
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Light googling said than new scarlett costs about $500. The prise depends from how old is the unit and how intensively it was used. A unit from home or little homemade studio and a unit from big studio or even tv may significantly differs (sometimes it seems to me that tv people hate equipment and try to break it every time when they can. But may be it belongs only for russian tv). Not sure about your seller politic but with some sellers you can bargain and significantly lower the price.
So checklist:
1. Check all in\outs. Jack (xlr, rca...) should set tightly in a socket and doesnt move. Of course there should be no any crackle. In principle that can be fixed (and is not very hard) but you need good hands (or a friend with good hands) to fix it.
2. Check all faders (volume pot, etc). There also should be not any crackles etc. Old pots can сrackle. It is not so critical as crackles in sockets because you can duplicate this pods settings in driver settings panel, but mechanical faders are more сomphortable (imho). It also can be fixed, but it is not very good sign.
3. Ask the seller about the unit story. How old is it, how intencievely it was used, had this unit any problems, has this unit repair and why.
Good luck!