Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase?

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 .

Amongst the main miscosceptions of life : assuming what comes easy to you,is easy for everybody.I never heard any of the pieces I own before I bought them.In a showroom,I am "putty"waiting to be molded. Heck,I'm not much better on the phone with a dealer.(So I am finding out).If read a "HOT"review,(Kharma EXQ) and if I have the means:that's it,the mold is ready.Buying this way hasn't hurt me;(still in Permanent Denial)Just paying to much. I'm catching on a little.Sounds like an AA (Audiophiles Anonymous) meeting going on here. Thanks ,Tmi2 for the tip on Nordst & Mit.So as you can see I am a loyal supporter of the genera,Keep those Bucks cirulating,guys,It is FUN!!!

OK - OK!! I was one of those Nordost takers who violated the first rule of Audiophilia (listen first) and spent a lot of money on Quattro-Fil and SPM Reference based on the press. It simply did not sound good in my system at all. Fortunately (for me at least), there were eager takers on Audiogon so the pain has been eased somewhat.

I am one of theose "Nordost takers" that recently upgrades to Red Dawn Rev II speaker cable (Bi-Wire) and SPM interconnect and could not be happier (I did listen first). I firmly believe that anyone that listens to these cables in a high quality system will be quite impressed. Also, not to get off track, I think my worst purchase was a Audio Alchemy DTI Pro (not the 32).