A pair of Von Schweikert VR-33 speakers. I got sucked in by the hype in their full page ad saying their 3,700.00 speaker sounds like a 15,000.00 speaker. I purchased them second hand from a person who had them less than a year. After getting them hooked up, I had to ask myself "where is the bass"? I moved those 103 pound monsters all over the living room for almost a year. I disliked the sound so much that I stopped listening to my main rig.
Finally I sold them for a 1500.00 loss and bought a new pair of Golden Ear Triton Ones. That was a little over a year ago and I still smile every time I listen to the new speakers. I even asked for help on the Von Schweikert Audio Circle and all the fanboys crucified me. Never again and good riddance.