Your single most significant purchase mistake?

@yakbob,

I bet it was made during their Clarion years. 

Paradigm Persona 3f.  Had been out of audio for a while. And went to try the golden ear speakers.  My wife loved the paradigms. To me they seemed to detailed, so we initially passed.  Went back to try some other brands but this time the anthem streamer wasn’t working and it sounded more neutral on nad.  Still wanted to hear others.  I know it’s my fault but really succumbed to sales “pressure” and basically got the combo amp and speakers for less than the speakers.  Was ok, and eventually used the nad as a preamp streamer into a spectral amp.  Needed to get a new cartridge and heard another brand of speaker and was blown away.  Despite the retail price going up 2k no one wanted the persona at 1/2 price in mint condition 

Paradigm studio 100 s great review and they were a total pos. The trashcan tweeters really made them the complete junk that they were! Just another crappy Canadian speaker. 

2 Solid-Tec Rack of silence, they flex and twist more than an overcooked spaghetti.

VPI signature, I tried to like like it, but never got me.

there.

Reference MM de Capo speakers. Everyone said they were great; reviewers and owners alike, so I bought a pair and hated them. They were soon gone.