Completely agree with you - it was just a thought I had - oh well !

And yes, used 271's are quite rare - they do pop up from time to time though - and more often in the USA than in the EU or UK. I use HiFiShark (if it's ok on this forum to mention them) to auto-search globally for items that I'm looking for - and it works well.

I was able to get a 'demo' unit from a friendly Dealer inside the EU - but I was very lucky to find it.

Trinnov Altitude CI-12; Meridian 861v8 + ID41 + UHD722v2 + 271, 2*SE-update DSP8.2Ks, SE-update DSP7200HC, 4*DSP3200, 4*DSP33, 218, 251
JVC DLA-NZ8; Panasonic TX-P60ZT60E; Lumagen Radiance Pro 5348
Roon [13i7 Win.11 NUC]; SKY Q; Oppo UDP-203EU; AppleTV / Fire Cube / Roku / NVidia