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Stuff You Tried To Love

I know we talk a lot about confirmation bias- we buy something and then convince ourselves we like it. Or something like that. But did you ever buy something you wanted to love and just couldn’t make it work? For me, Esoteric X-05 SACD/CD player. Bought from a local who was upgrading to the X-03. Big, beautiful piece of gear, but I couldn’t get used to the sound after 6 months of trying. Sold it to another local- I insisted he listen before he bought and I believe he sold it soon after as well. Totem Forest and Hawk. I loved the whole concept. Slim, easy to live with. Couldn’t get them to work in my room. The Model Ones were much better. I had a couple of other pieces, but this is long enough. BTW, these were bought used without audition.

chayro
knock1
190 posts
 

Zu Cube speakers, the shrill of the Lowther Shout was unbearable.

McIntosh MA6500, the ridiculously bad phono stage, not to mention the overall product quality (illumination bulbs, meters, screeching potentiometers).

@artemus_5 the same here, I can’t get through the whole side of the album and I have tried numerous times. Not even close to my cup of tea.

@sokogear "If you don't like Miles you don't like jazz, and that's OK." I do not have beef with Jazz and definitely I am not the one who does not like it, just The Kind of Blue is annoying to me. 

knock1
190 posts
 

@benanders enlighten us then, how confirmation bias work.

stuartk
2,376 posts
 

@mahgister 

Sometimes it is not the opinion the problem...

Sometimes it is the way the opinion is phrased as an ultimatum...

So true!  

Not such a big deal re: audio but when it comes to politics...

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bkeske
5,589 posts
 

Adcom GFA-545 (Nelson Pass version). Lusted after them in the 80’s when they came out, but could not afford them. Bought one used, and ultimately decided it was just too ‘dry’ and a bit grating to my ears.  Sold it off to a local Adcom fan.

Replaced it with a B&K 125.2 and it was like night and day to my ears….so comforting in its presentation. It was like ‘home’. Still like most old B&K amps for their presentation, have one in my bedroom system.

audition__audio
1,318 posts
 

Thanks for reminding me of Adcom. Have had the 555s and then the monos and couldnt really ever come to like them. Still use a 535 in my garage, although this is soon to be replaced with most likely a vintage tube integrated. If I dont sell my pair of vintage horns soon, A. Dudley's reference, they are destined for the garage as well.  

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