Cary Audio CAD 280-SA V12

Name: Cary Audio CAD 280-SA V12
Brand: Cary Audio

Average price

$2,086

Market sales

Price trend

Insufficient trend data

$950Avg $2,086$3,900

Typical range $1,800 – $2,350 · middle 50% of transactions

Based on 22 market transactions via web search — not HiFi Registry sales. HiFi Registry sales will accumulate as new listings sell on HiFi Registry.

Sold or Listed Prices

Date	Sold or Listed for
Oct 2, 2025	$950
Feb 3, 2021	$2,500
Jan 3, 2021	$1,425
Oct 24, 2020	$2,295
Oct 22, 2020	$2,195
Aug 13, 2020	$2,500
Dec 25, 2019	$2,500
May 23, 2019	$1,700
Apr 13, 2019	$1,950
Mar 4, 2019	$1,300
Jul 26, 2017	$2,250
Jun 27, 2017	$2,350
Feb 28, 2016	$1,900
Aug 14, 2016	$3,900
Jan 7, 2016	$2,000
Dec 30, 2015	$1,800
Nov 27, 2015	$1,550
May 18, 2015	$2,799
Mar 22, 2015	$1,900
Nov 17, 2014	$2,000

22 market transactions via web search — not HiFi Registry sales.

Understanding the market

Half of recorded transactions fall between $1,800 and $2,350. The full observed range is unusually wide — the highest recorded price is 4.1× the lowest. A spread that wide usually means the recorded sales are not strictly comparable: different configurations or finishes, units sold for parts or with cosmetic damage, or listings where the model name is shared across more than one variant. Treat the middle range as the useful signal and the extremes as outliers worth investigating before you price against them.

What buyers should know

Ask when the unit was last serviced and whether the output devices are original. Bias and DC offset drift with age on solid-state amps. Confirm both channels have been tested under load, not just powered on.

This range reflects 22 recorded sales, compiled from publicly listed and completed sales elsewhere on the used market, not from HiFi Registry transactions. That is a large enough sample to price against with reasonable confidence, though condition and provenance still move individual units.