Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them?

I've tried 4 dedicated streamers that cost up to $2100,  using them as roon endpoints and I've yet to find one that sounds any better than using a raspberry pi4.  I guess that's a type I'm about to give up on. 

I changed my mind about Tekton as a brand. I thought it was just another small company producing decent speakers and that was about it.

After being exposed to a few threads and somewhat religious approach that Tekton disciples seem to have, along with reading about their speakers, something changed. Company owner's responses in one of the threads hardly helped.

I am not talking about speaker performance (I have had same and very limited opinion), but this thread is about "brand image" I think.

Klipsch.
RP 600m - first pair of Klipsch I ever had (just got them this week).
Shied away from Klipsch because I was hesitant horn speakers were too bright.
Well, these aren’t. Early in the break in stage but showing mucho promesa. 

McIntosh. Dreamed about owning a Mc amp/pre and finally after 20+ years got it. Had it 5 years and tried three different speakers and never connected to it, never really enjoyed the sound. Loved the meters.....

bdp24 reminds me of what was definitely my biggest mind changer with his mention of the NYAL “SuperIt”; probably the most overrated piece of audio gear that I have ever experienced first hand. However, one experience should not a brand “mind changer” make.

I bought the SuperIt after having lived with my first “serious” amplifier (and biggest audio investment until then), the NYAL Moscode 600 as well as two of their preamps back in the early days of my audio journey. Tons of power, but no matter the speaker the music didn’t move the way it should. Not knowing any better I could not believe that the problem might be the “mighty” Moscode. Got rid of the SuperIt and lived with the Moscode for another couple of years.

I then bought a pair of the notoriously power hungry Stax F-81 electrostatics after hearing them make glorious sound driven by their own amps and thinking that the Moscode would have no trouble given its power. Sounded awful; not only no boogie, but tonally weird. Then....an epiphany and one of the biggest audio lessons learned. My local TV repair shop had a lowly Dynaco ST-70 sitting in the back unclaimed and I bought it for $85. I tried it with the Stax thinking “what the hell” and to my amazement......music! No volume to speak of, but beautiful, transparent sound that moved (!) even at low volume. I was amazed. Not being able to afford a proper amp for the Stax at the time I sold them and the Moscode. (Bought another pair of Stax years later and still own them.)

In fairness to NYAL, if I ever find a pair of their Futterman OTL’s that won’t blow up,  I just might be tempted.