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Can we talk?

At least a few who have been in this game long enough have made at least one significant impulse purchase. Who can blame you, given the loss of real-world listening opportunities?! What I'd like to hear about are the colossal mistakes: those involving an impulse purchase of a MAJOR BIG-BUCKS component, one that you ultimately regretted and sold. C'mon, were all friends here, unburden yourself! I want the stories behind those near-new Magico Q7's and Wilson Alexandrias that we see on Audiogon and on Ebay from time to time, and any others you think are worth mentioning. What are the specific features of the speaker that failed to satisfy? Thanks for sharing!
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mapman
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I have "splurged" but seldom ever bought merely on an impulse.

No real horror stories to tell, luckily.

I paid almost $4K for my current amplifiers. There were other similar amps out there for less than half that cost, but I splurged on the Bel Cantos because they had some clear technical advantages to help justify the extra cost.

I was nervous at the time, but no regrets since.
czarivey
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I'm lucky, I've never had or needed MAJOR BIG BUCKS component. I was always looking for budget substitutes with similar parameters.
stevecham
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Dynaudio Contour 2 after selling my Thiel CS7s. Didn't have enough impact on dynamics and the woofers would easily hit their stops when I played Who Live At Leeds. I then returned to CS6.
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mattmiller
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I sold my beloved Mirage M3's back in the late 90's. I purchased a pair of EPOS ES22's $2500. Then I had to replace the midranges...$650.00. Then I bought 2 more! @ $1500. I was not happy, and after blowing 5k on these 4 speakers I bought a pair of Dynaudio Contour 3.0's and have had them ever since.
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