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Your single most significant purchase mistake?

Your most significant regret for having bought? Big expectations and an even bigger letdown? The one you kicked yourself the hardest for ever having bight 

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terryakhan
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Sonic Frontiers Line 3 double box preamp+Iris cd transport+Processor 3 dac

Linn Karin+Numeric+Karik

 JM Labs Focal Nova Utopia speakers

cleeds
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@cleeds & other Aurender N100H folks: I have had similar troubles, although to date Ari has got me back & running. Question: knowing this will be just a temporary component on my digital side, WITH WHAT DID YOU REPLACE the N100H?

Bryston BDP-3. It sounds great and is very stable. Of course it comes with legendary Bryston support, which unlike Aurender's one-man show actually delivers - not that you'll need it much. You can add Rigelian software if you like.

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sunshdw
283 posts
 

Schitt Aegir - Had a pair that would crash and burn while driving LSA Statement 10s and Fyne F501 speakers. Come to find out their advertised ratings weren't even close according to actual testing by Stereophile and Audio Science Review. After zero response from Schiit I sold them for a loss

 

Lumin U1 Mini - Absolutely horrible app GUI and way to dark of a sound for me. I sent it back and bought the Auralic Aries which it fantastic. 

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jasonbourne52
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A pair of Acoustic Phase speakers ($200) that I bought at Crazy Eddy's in NYC back in 1976! Large two-way boxes with a 10- inch woofer and a 1-inch mylar tweeter. Actually not bad - but not special! Sold them for half-price to a co-worker.

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jasonbourne52
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@sandthemall : good call on the Carver TFM15! I have the cb version in use in the front room system driving OHM Walsh Sound Cylinders. I bought the TFM15cb at Goodwill for $20!

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