Stuff You Tried To Love
I know we talk a lot about confirmation bias- we buy something and then convince ourselves we like it. Or something like that. But did you ever buy something you wanted to love and just couldn’t make it work? For me, Esoteric X-05 SACD/CD player. Bought from a local who was upgrading to the X-03. Big, beautiful piece of gear, but I couldn’t get used to the sound after 6 months of trying. Sold it to another local- I insisted he listen before he bought and I believe he sold it soon after as well. Totem Forest and Hawk. I loved the whole concept. Slim, easy to live with. Couldn’t get them to work in my room. The Model Ones were much better. I had a couple of other pieces, but this is long enough. BTW, these were bought used without audition.
I have had many. But what sticks out in my mind is the Sonic Frontiers equipment. I had the CD Player and the Dac. The player must have had the Phillips transport and never really worked right. Disc's were constantly getting stuck inside. I had to take the cover off to get them out! Sonic Frontiers-Chris kept blaming it on bad discs. Never honoring the warranty. It became quite the boat anchor... ozzy |
@cleeds I remember reading one of your posts from last year where you mentioned you replaced the Aurender with a Bryston BDP-3. I sent you a message earlier today with some questions about the Bryston. If you get a chance, could you please share your thoughts? |
@sokogear yes, you know better. |
