Disappointments

Do first wives count?
Got her home and boy was I disappointed!

I have always learned from the disappointments in life. It is part of life but from corporations that bring that i don't go back for seconds. Enjoy the music and life

I will also only buy gear I can home demo for the most part.   I was disappointed when I bought a pair of Revel m106 used and realized I liked my PSB M2 much better.   Moral of that story was don't sell your speakers before trying what you want to replace them with  side by side.  

Definitely, about speakers. Speakers are especially tough to guess right when buying unheard. They might in fact sound great but you might not like this kind of sound. I don't like, generally speaking, both panel and horn speakers. Well, at least I know that. I don't like multi driver speakers either, I want two/three drivers and two is better if they can handle it. Still, many choices.

they always flip the open/closed sign when I approach the store, so not yet.