What is your scariest moment in High End audio?

In the late 70’s a co-worker and myself walked into the Conrad Hilton Chicago for a Hi-Fi/Electronics show.  I walked out with a used Phase Linear amp.  My co-worker said “Don’t waste your money on that crap.” He was speaking in general about hi-fi stuff. He was married, I was single.  Sure enough, the Phase Linear (some called Flame Linear) smoked and took out my speakers. Fortunately, as a DIYer I restored the speakers, but didn’t salvage the amp.

I often think about his criticism of those early days of my audio journey as I have gotten so much enjoyment from it all these decades.  Short term, he was spot on!

@bjesien nice. 

This is a funny post.just cringe every time my power surges off and on at least 2 x a wk. The high dollar surge conditioner so far has worked.i dread the day multiple of them don't. I might lose some sound quality but I can't afford the alternatives. Enjoy the music.

A House cleaning service staff worker somehow knocked over an expensive floor-standing speaker into a MAPLESHADE audio rack with its threaded / knurled steel pipes supporting the shelves .

The momentum of the large floor-stander speaker crashing free-fall into the audio rack knurled steel pipe chipped a sizeable chunk out of the premium wood veneer finish.

I could not stomach looking at the resulting FUHBAR , so I immediately sold the speakers that cost me a sizeable wad of cash by a forced accident damage discount

Yep…. I cringed when I had to fess up to the missus about new speaker replacement cost after first dumping  the muthatrucker dumbass house cleaning staff that tried to hide it by squirrelling out of the house without telling me first. 

@retiredaudioguy 

When I first read your post where you said you had a glass of wine in hand, my first image was you spilling it into your tube preamp. That would make for a mighty bad day.