Most expensive Audio disapoinment?

I liked the Elcasset. thought it would really take off. It didn't. Even after a second try... then it was called a DAT. Well, they looked alike.

Preceeding that foible was the off shore invasion of the "Quadraphonic" receiver and eight track player which played 4ch 8 track tapes. A lovely affair. Just no software. I sold mine as soon as I returned to the States.

But the biggest 'white elephant' was the very first auto reverseing casset deck. Akai made one. I think I bought the only one they made cause I never saw another.

the player would FLIP the entire casset over physically and then start playing again... But you had to put a short piece of 'sensing' tape onto the casset, so the machine would know it was at the end of the tape. Dumb machine.

Dumber me for getting it. It just seemed like a good idea at the time.

With any luck, they will bring back the "reel to reel" decks.

More than likely, however, it'll be DVDA recording... in home... Just before another 'new' format change ocurs.

Most expensive audio disappointment?

Finding out you can never be satisfied with the system you put together, regardless how good great or outstanding it actually may be.

In other words the audio treadmill of incessantly buying and trying this and that, then reselling this or that, never comes to a complete stop for you, it just slows down now and then... and you will never get off it.

Now that right there is about as expensive an experience as you may or may not, find.