Most expensive Audio disapoinment?


Over the past decade, many different types of technology have come and gone.Some of the components made though quite expensive,they never lived up to consumer satisfaction.I guess I am wondering how many people jump to buy the first of all new technology only to later realize the price always drops after while.Example Pioneer AX10 $5or $7k new, now they are out dated,Door stops.
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01-11-07: Jaybo
peoples memories are short. the cd was made to displace the audio cassette, not the lp.

Yeah, um, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there Jaybo. When originally presented, the CD was specifically aimed at replacing the LP as a read only source. The ads were 'perfect sound forever', aimed at the percieved LP's weakness'. The sound was 'perfect', no snaps, crackles or pops, and 'forever' hinting at the wear of vinyl. Upon release the cd was a read only format, how could it replace a read/write format like the audio cassette? The CD-R didn't come along until many years later. The CD-R is what replaced the analog cassette, not the CD.
The fact that CD's competed/replaced analog cassette decks in cars only gave the CD an additional leg up on the LP, mobility.

John