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What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by?

This hobby of ours is extremely rewarding, but can also be very expensive. I don't mind paying the big bucks (if I can afford it) for better sound. But many companies out there take advantage of us poor bastards and sell us snake oil equipment at exorbitant prices. Well...This is your chance to share with other Audiogonners.

This is your chance to GET EVEN :-)
mozart4040
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mapman
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Rather than focus on a few minor disappointments I’d rather just say that most everything I have ever bought has been worth it for the most part. I may have scratched my head once or twice over certain pricier ICs but not so bad so no big deal. I do tend to research my purchases carefully and thoroughly though so that surely helps.

Also I own no Bose though some of their Bluetooth speakers seem fairly competitive at their price points. Otherwise not so much and most common Bose products these days is not worth the money versus the competition IMHO.

czarivey
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I must agree that every brand fades away if it comes to hi-end cables that will occupy definitely top shelves of such hierarchy excluding perhaps very . That's where you can pay 5...6 figures and get in return maximum 2.

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mitch4t
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Every item that I've owned that cost $5k and up was worth every penny.  Even at nearly $10k for my preamp when it was new, I was thrilled to own it with nary a hint of buyers remorse.  Before I purchased it, I couldn't conceive of ever paying that much for a piece of audio equipment.
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ejr1953
895 posts
 
I have been really fortunate in my audio purchases, not a single one I regret.

Having been in the retail end of the high-end audio business a long time ago, there were items that had high margins, like speakers (usually 50% profit margins for the dealer) and certain accessories, like cables, which had even greater margins.

Since I discovered Audiogon, I've purchased about half of my equipment from sellers on the site, finding good values on current models, great sellers who have accurately described the items they sell, so when I "flip" something, I don't take a bath on the ownership.
jafant
18,801 posts
 
I do not have a single regret.
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