The one component that you wish you had not bought

Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 integrated.  All bling, no substance.
Simaudio W6 monoblocks.  Build quality was poor and the sound was hard to explain, but I didn't like it.

pdreher,

I almost bought a Nu-Vista 3D CD from a recycler this week. Couldn't believe it was at a recycler, (but I digress). Listened to it briefly and thought it sounded OK, maybe even better than OK. Anyway, during my second demo it started to skip slightly. I was done with it at that point. Strangely, I did buy an immaculate Pioneer Elite PD-65 there which I'm using with a Benchmark DAC 1. Great combo!

Linn LP12..yuck

missioncoonery, I hope you still have your Linn LP12, as I would be very pleased to take it off your hands, LOL.

@hifipf  That's amazing I posted about that very same amp above already! Sorry you got stuck with yours I managed to sell mine before it self destructed!