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Your most disappointing purchase or audition?

I've had a few.

bought a Naim Nait 3. Loved it in the store. Returned it within a week- way forward at home

Brought home some CJ preamp to audition perhaps 22 years ago. Noisy as anything and a turn off transient destroyed a tweeter (though years later i bought a CJ 17LS2 which I thought was the finest preamp I ever heard in my home)

Auditioned a VPI table (HW19) in a store- the store just could not get the belt to stay on. Bought a Rega instead. This was in perhaps 1990.

Fortunately, I never really experienced buyers remorse say 6 months or more after settling on a piece of gear.

Finally, there have been too many speakers that got stellar write ups which I just didn't care for.
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roxy54's avatar
roxy54
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Tubes108,
Since you are still in the discussion, why not clarify for everyone, including Ralph, when this occured. It would certainly add credibility to your statements.
tubegroover
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The question about dates has been asked and ignored. Apparently it is irrelevant but it ISN'T irrelevant to resurrect the dead dog with much of the same information that has been previously stated. It seems enough has been said concerning this matter short of the two parties privately getting together and discussing it, both willing of course.
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roxy54
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Tubegroover,
I think any question is valid as long as both parties continue to participate in the thread.
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audiolabyrinth
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I do not understand why Tubes108 does not post atleast the year of the incident, or even try to get Ralph to fix the amps for free!, A question I have for tubes108 is, Do you still own these Atmas-phere amps?, if you do not, I understand why you are not tring to resolve this matter!
jwm
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Audiolabyrinth you are right. If an amp were not right it should have been sent back to fix or replace. This really does not make sense.
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