What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?

2psyop: Sorry you had such issues with Odyssey Audio. I purchased a Stratos HT3 from Klaus (actually a one-off with new circuit boards for the L/R channels and an old board for the center channel) with cap upgrade following a little negotiating at an audio show. I had a hum problem as well. I was able to get Klaus’ assistant on the phone, and he walked me through the process of removing a ground wire inside the amp that he suspected was the issue. It was indeed the issue, and since then, which is about 10 years now, the amp has been totally silent. I did have one capacitor fail early on. While Odyssey Audio gladly and quickly replace it under warranty, I was a little upset by the large shipping charges required to send the 64 lb. amp to Minnesota. But overall, my experience was far better than yours, I think. FWIW, I love the sound of the Stratos. As they say, YMMV.

Everything I own was well worth the discounted price I paid. I seldom settle for paying the full price for anything. 90% of what I own was bought brand new. Some of it 30 years old or more, and still working. My Tannoys I bought at a great price, due to dealer error. I was supposed to receive a used pair, but a salesman sold them not knowing that they were set aside for me. Turns out, to make all good, they sent me a brand new pair fresh from the Tannoy factory in Scotland! That was a Happy day.....

I had a pair of Bose 901s.I bought used in mint condition for $315 ,they were fair traded back in 1972.When set up right they sound Great...I don't know why people hated them...lol....but they do sell alot of overrated garbage...lol

Rega headphone amp.

Ok, in 45 years, there have been a few dogs. Even so the one that I will never forget were the JohnZer speakers that I bought when I was in high school. They took every last penny of my very hard earned $380 and left town after the purchase. The upside is this>>> I was so pissed that I built my own speakers from plans bought from SpeakerLab. Those huge and heavy speakers sounded much better and the bass was unbelievable (they were Klipsch corner horn design). From then on, I was much more cautious about products in general. This has been a great hobby for me.