Any regrets in selling gear?


By its nature, our hobby/passion for gear encourages buying and selling gear, hoping to land on a final purchase, that point of satisfaction where you can sit back and just enjoy the music without any niggling issues about there mechanics of it all.

That said, is there any gear that you came to regret selling? 

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I bought a Rega P10 turntable last year. A beautiful demo from the merchant . As soon as I plugged it in, I knew that it was not for me. My old Heybrook TT2 upgraded with an Alphason HRS-100 sounded better overall .

Luckily I was able to sell it back within a month without loosing money since I had such a good price on it. Was able to find a used fully upgraded LP12 since and I have no regrets. A bit more expensive but much better. 
Learned a lesson . Always important to listen in your environment with your system. Lol 

Yes, I regretted selling my LP12 turntable five years ago. It wasn’t too much of problem because I was able to buy another better one for not a massive amount more money. The bad part of it was that I also sold my records. I wish I could buy them back for the same amount as replacing them would cost many times what I got for them. 

"@dekay Decooney: I have Bottlehead Paramours paired with vintage Elac S517 wide band drivers in Acousticraft cabinets."

Nice, that Paramour kit looks like fun to build. By chance did you get a chance to directly compare them to Dennis’ recent 45/2A3 amp then? My buddy has the 45 amp with horn speakers, likes it quite a bit. However he's on to other amps now as well craving just a tad more drive. Boy those Elac 517s are rare these days and bet that sounds nice paired up with your Paramours. Keepers for sure! :)

 

I sold my ARC SP3a-1 Van Alstine when I bought the SP11 MkII. I love the 11, don't get me wrong. It's so much better in so many ways. No buyer's remorse.

But some days I miss the beautiful euphonic sound of the SP3.

Happy listening.