//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I love going through this. You can get it new from where?
Ebay, or sellers on google who have 50 ratings. Let's face a simple truth, this amp does not retail new for $1200. It's expensive. Anywhere you get it for $1200, it will be a refurb, scam, or turn and burn. Could you get it for $1200 and possibly have it work well for a while, yes. Do you want to take a $1200 chance that it may break in a few months, I wouldn't.
You pay for the security of knowing it's an untampered with product that has been properly cared for, but go ahead and roll the dice.