Your most disappointing purchase or audition?


I've had a few.

bought a Naim Nait 3. Loved it in the store. Returned it within a week- way forward at home

Brought home some CJ preamp to audition perhaps 22 years ago. Noisy as anything and a turn off transient destroyed a tweeter (though years later i bought a CJ 17LS2 which I thought was the finest preamp I ever heard in my home)

Auditioned a VPI table (HW19) in a store- the store just could not get the belt to stay on. Bought a Rega instead. This was in perhaps 1990.

Fortunately, I never really experienced buyers remorse say 6 months or more after settling on a piece of gear.

Finally, there have been too many speakers that got stellar write ups which I just didn't care for.
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Hello Charles,

My response was not aimed at you and Melbguy1 specifically, it was more of a general comment of how the thread had turned since Tubes108's original post (not to blame Tubes108). It seems like the train has run way off the tracks, and there is a lot of viral energy here now. I suppose it is not that surprising, given the fact that the premise of the thread is based in a negative context.

While I do not condone Melbguy1's post on Brownsfan, I do not see how pouring gasoline on the fire will help anything. I'm just saying maybe there are a few here that are too close to the fire to see the big picture. Step back and just relax. I know it can get heated in here at times, I've found a nice break (a few days) from the Audiogon threads will help me to get my life's priorities back in order again, and regain some perspective.

Peace,
John
@Audiolabyrinth, I have no interest in kissing up to Charles1dad. Best he keep to his side of the forum, and me to mine. And that's all i'm going to say on that subject. That said, in the interests of harmony, I will bite my tongue from now on.
Hi John,
I just expect that on an open forum disagreements can be managed and handled without someone's feelings being hurt.Anyway I've said my piece and will leave it there. Brownsfan is more than capable of responding if he sees fit{and he may not}.
Thanks,
Charles1,
"Man has this thread taken a wrong turn!!"

Threads that inquire about bad experiences kinda start down that path from the beginning unfortunately.

When something bad is reported, its hard to just let it slide, and hard to get the most relevant facts relating out as well in a forum like this.

Not to mention that people easily jump to generalized conclusions baed on isolated cases/instances reported, most of which cannot even be verified with certainty.

So either have very thick skin and take many grains of salt or best to just steer clear.