What are the worst tech purchases you or your family have ever made?

I watched a video recently and wanted to know what other have bought over the years.

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    1 day ago

    As someone that owns headphones in that range and maybe higher, I’m very curious which headphones you picked up. Also, the idea of getting “similar results” from IEMs versus some over ear headphones is a bit wacky, they’re way different IMO.

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      1 day ago

      Heh yeah I used to think that about IEMs too.

      My headphones are the HIFIMAN Arya Stealth Magnet Version.

      Don’t get me wrong, I like the way they sound. They’re better than any other headphones I’ve had. I have no buyer’s remorse over it — but only because I didn’t pay full price.

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        10 hours ago

        I was wondering if they were Hifiman because while they make many excellent headphones, and I’d almost never recommend someone pay full price as they tend to have really strong deals a little while after product launch. I actually owned the original Arya and it is one of the few Hifiman that I have do have buyers remorse for as they just do not fit my head well. That obviously applies to all of the models with that shape (Ananda, Arya, Edition, Susvana, HE1000). My favorite headphones are actually very old Hifiman, the HE-6. They are stupidly demanding on power, but I like their sound more than any other headphone I have ever listened to.