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Many moons ago I traded in my Pioneer CT-F900 cassette deck against what turned out to be a POS Kyocera deck. Stupidest bone-headed move I ever made and I regret it to this day.
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11-06-2009, 08:08 PM
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The only piece of audio gear I regret getting rid of was my father's old Bogen Am/FM tuner that my 1st (practice, right?) wife sold on me at a yard sale. I still have some RTR recordings made from it at least. My biggest regret was selling my 1966 Mustang GTR. I had nowhere to store and needed some serious money to pay fr my grandmother's funeral. Good cause, but what it would be worth now, OMG!
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11-06-2009, 08:30 PM
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A Dynaco ST-35 amplifier I bought for $25 back in college. I had no idea what I had when I threw it away after I got my Pioneer SX-780, which I regretted selling as well.
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11-06-2009, 08:37 PM
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I regret selling my California Audio Labs Alpha DA converter. Two years after selling it I bought another one but it never sounded the same.
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11-06-2009, 08:48 PM
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It was only in my early days (while I was working my way up from Panasonic to Pioneer components) that I have sold any gear. As a result, there was only one item (or actually pair of items) that I ever regretted selling.
It was my pair of Royal 6 (house brand) speakers that I bought from the stereo store that I later worked at. That particular version was made by E-V and they were 12-inch 3-ways with real wooden veneer, not vinyl (the later versions were made by CTS, still pretty good, but no E-Vs). They sounded very good, but I made the mistake of selling them when I bought a pair of Sansui speakers. The Sansui units looked like a million dollars, but didn't sound as good as the Royals. No offense to the Sansui faithful, but I had to suffer with them until I bought my L-100s. Looking back in the big scheme of things, not a big deal. But at the time, a serious error!
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11-06-2009, 08:48 PM
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As for my regret, I wish that I hadn't sold my Yamaha MX-630 HCA amplifier. It wasn't a world-beater but a pretty nice piece just the same. I sold it to buy my second pair of Clements 108's. I sold my first pair of 108's recently to finance the purchase of the centre and surround speakers to complete my Energy Connoisseur C Series setup. Good thing that there's equity in our stuff, huh? It keeps the upgrade cycle going. 
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11-06-2009, 08:56 PM
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Mint Infinity Kappa 7's...practically gave them away. Another was a Pioneer SX-780 that for some reason just sounded extraordinarily good for what it was.
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11-06-2009, 08:57 PM
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11-06-2009, 09:02 PM
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Eico integrated
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11-06-2009, 09:10 PM
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A factory assembled Dynaco ST-70. Had the extra screw on each side & the chrome cover over the circuit board. I traded it for an Apt Holman preamp back in the days when ST-70's were a dime a dozen. Although I still have 3 ST-70's it was the nicest one I've had. I still own the Apt Holman & it still works great so not a total loss.
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11-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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Bel Canto S300iu, it was perfect for my home office but I could not leave well enough alone.
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11-07-2009, 01:55 AM
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If nothing else maybe this thread will be a wake up call on what was and what could be.Even with the women who are way more important than stereo gear in my eyes.
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11-07-2009, 04:40 AM
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For the longest time it was my marantz 2250b which was my first brand new reciever back in the day. Recently I acquired a 2252 and I no longer miss the original. There are many many more pieces that I regret not acquiring rather than the units that I've sent down the road.
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