Bought a pair of Vandersteen Treo's, 7 yrs old, and paid 75% of the original MSRP. When I sold them only a year later I lost $900. I didn't research the price, and compared only to the cost of a new pair of Treo CTs. By the time I found a buyer, all the resales had dried up, and the dealer wanted $3k more for an improved tweeter (Treo CTs). I bought a pair of Monitor Auto Gold 300s 5G and never looked back. I discovered what BASS sounded like again.
What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby?
For example :I recently learned a hard lesson- I accidentally ran voltage thru my $3000 MC cartridge (kiseki purple heart). I have a TT with 5 prong connector and a phono cable with a 5 prong connector. I accidentally swapped where they plugged into and ran electric thru the tonearm into the cartridge. It was a stupid - not thinking- hasty mistake. When I corrected the problem the cartridge was fried. An avalanche of four letter words followed!
So what has been your biggest and/or costliest mistake?
So what has been your biggest and/or costliest mistake?