Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase?

Polk Signatures,Biggest mistake,only lasted a month with me.Ended up trading them in with some cash for Martin Logan Sequels..Still have them after 5 years.The other was a Jolida it couldnt drive the Logans.Ended up breaking even on that one.

I started with a pair of tube monoblocks and took them around to speaker retailers, hooking them up to their demo speakers until I found a match (with Dunlavy Sc-III). If the dealer won't let you try your amps (or preamps, cd transport, DAC, etc) with his inventory, PASS on the dealer. Move on to the next one. Any experienced dealer or audiophile knows that you MUST match components with the equipment you have by listening and comparing. There is no other way. Some dealers are no more than audio hustlers. Do not be discouraged by negative responses from these guys, and ignore their recommendations, or hostile comments. The goal is the quality of SOUND reproduction. If you are presuaded to purchase brand NAMES based on the name alone, you are buying their marketing effort, not an objective evaluation of the equipment. Just some thoughts that can help eliminate buyers remorse.

The two products I purchased giving buyers remorse were both purchased from dealers who lied in one case and failed to provide needed information in the other. Be sure to ask a lot of questions because many dealers use the net to unload outdated merchandise. Always ask if it is the latest model and request a serial number to make sure.Otherwise you may end up with an old model the has highly diminished value even if it does come with a factory warrantee. That doesn't mean it will sound bad and you won't like it but it may make a good value a bad investment. Bottom line, you will take a bath when you plan to upgrade. Luckily both products I got duped on were very good performers and I owned them for several years before moving on. I never did get over the feeling of being suckered however and that is not a good feeling.

krell kps30i 5000 for junk my new sony dvd 7770 list 1200 blows it away

I AM ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT BUT I DID BUY SOME SPEAKERS FROM A GUY OUT OF A WHITE VAN ONE TIME. SAID HE HAD ORDERED TOO MANY FOR A NIGHT CLUB AND WAS LIQUDATING HIS OVERSTOCK. I WAS ONLY 17 THEN. BOY HAVE I LEARNED .