Hi-Fi that has not met the initial expectation placed upon it.
This can be about equipment that you have owned based on the hype surrounding it, that has left you flat; or a demo of a piece of kit that you were sure was a game-changer, but left you totally underwhelmed.
In my case it was the Linn Klimax pre/power which I really wanted to like, but left me cold.
This thread is not about highlighting poor pieces of kit per se, but getting insight into how others have got on when putting their system together. There is no right and wrong in this game, just suitable and unsuitable.
Arcam A70. After a really positive 4 star review - and a big Arc fan - I was expecting it to be impressive. Once I got it home, almost wept. I was tapping my fingers hoping to hear something that would take it beyond the amps it replaced. It never happened - probably the lamest amp I've heard from Arcam.
Cambridge DACMagic II.
Hi,
Was all set to get the audiolab cd 8200 after hearing initial demo compared with my Sony.
After hearing it on longer demo with a couple of other players on some tracks it just sounded wrong, fantastic detail but not for me.
Not saying it's a bad bit of kit, far from it ,but under scrunity didn't give me what I wanted.
I'm not sure I've owned any kit that's disappointed me. Heard plenty of stuff that I was expecting to be spectacular and turned out to be rubbish though 
£20k Meridian speakers.
Harbeth speakers, so dull sounding and really wanted to like them!
......pray tell!
......pray tell!
How long've you got?
......pray tell!
How long've you got?
From here to eternity.......every journey starts with a single step......so spill!
I'm sure iphone5 owners are queueing up to nominate that!!!
Kef Subwoofer was the worst for me and now have a REL. Sony portable minidisc, now have an Edirol R09HR. Otherwise everything had been very good.
......pray tell!
How long've you got?
From here to eternity.......every journey starts with a single step......so spill!
Cyrus amps, early Linn amps, ADM9.1s, Dali Mentors, Arcam amps, some stupidly expensive Focal speaker, Onkyo AV receivers, early Roksan Kandy, NAD, Mordaunt Short, the 12k digital amp reviewed recently whose name I forget, ATC, um...
Course, when I say 'rubbish', 'meh' would in most cases be more accurate, since there's hardly anything rubbish nowadays.
Cyrus amps, early Linn amps, ADM9.1s, Dali Mentors, Arcam amps, some stupidly expensive Focal speaker, Onkyo AV receivers, early Roksan Kandy, NAD, Mordaunt Short, the 12k digital amp reviewed recently whose name I forget, ATC, um... Course, when I say 'rubbish', 'meh' would in most cases be more accurate, since there's hardly anything rubbish nowadays.
Cheers JD.
Very enlightening.
I'll let you know if I think of any more
This can be about equipment that you have owned based on the hype surrounding it, that has left you flat; or a demo of a piece of kit that you were sure was a game-changer, but left you totally underwhelmed.
Hi CnE
Cyrus pre amplifiers.
All the best
Rick @ Musicraft
Musicraft (Derby), Specialist Hi-Fi/AV & Multimedia Dealer
good accurate audio monitoring and good sound reproduction to all