Your single most significant purchase mistake?

I challenge those who claim, assert, and insist that Aurender has only one person handling all customer inquiry, troubleshooting, and support matters this is a very hard to justify accusation that does not seem possible there are obviously people with agendas hear and without clear support, proof and documentation such claims should be removed from this site they are wrong.

On the back of great reviews I bought an Antipodes server which took me literally weeks to get up and running as the set up guide and my technical knowledge combined to make it almost unuseable

The most disappointing part was the lack of support, given the rave reviews of the manufacturer, and how helpful they were supposed to be. Didn't get a single reply to my emails or attempts to contact, including trying to register for the extended warranty

Tried to swap it out with the dealer but the allowance against the price paid made my eyes water and I eventually sold at a significant loss within a year of purchase......

....went back to a CD player and couldn't be happier (now the hassle and financial hit have been, almost, forgotten)

2 examples come to mind...a trapezoidal shaped Kenwood receiver with a space age LED pad remote that had a shape to match.  Oh and also the Kenwood that came with the blue smooth membrane remote, Kenwood tried hard after the classic silver-face days to bring innovative space age looking designs.  The products just weren't ready for prime time.

And even worse, and some years earlier---a "home theater" set of Pinnacle speakers bought at hi-fi-fo-fum in Lawton, OK.  The subwoofer even was passive.  Only speakers I ever had that had a zero excitement to its sound signature.

Oh sorry it was supposed to be singular---I don't like abiding by rules. If I were pressed---the Pinnacles.

Weaver likes 6 figure everything, has a head twitch, and a martini issue. I try very hard to avoid his over the top bombastic pomposity. He uses the same 100 adjectives over and over...I tired of him after the first 10 episodes.  Perhaps that is the time waster I regret most..lol.

Most of my adult life I wanted McIntosh. After an accident and reward from it money I bought McIntosh. Sales experience horrible, no questions of what I listened to or solid state versus tube. So I can tell you that I have found much better sound at a fraction of the cost. I could have been sold better, educated better and maybe had spent more but because of all the above my Mac experience was a true disappointment