Stealing my thread title from Bob Dylan it seems I have had some recent bad luck purchasing audio stuff over the Internet. I detailed the broken Quad ESL63's I dealt with in the Quad thread. In addition I have had:

- Broken new Welborne Labs power supply for my Duet. Sent back and waiting for new one.

- Broken new VPI 16.5 record cleaner. I had to open it up and tighten a allen screw to get the platter to turn.

- Broken new Seta Nano phono preamp where the left RCA channel cuts out (I use XLR). Vendor is sending me the new model in December because they are aware of a manufacturing defect.

- Broken new BA where the volume control was bad. Sent back to Craig and he fixed a broken connection to the Alps RK-50 pot.

- Broken headband block on my new LCD-2. Audeze knows about this and is sending me new blocks.

- Broken Shure E500 headphones. I use these in the gym and it seems sweat caused the left channel to break. I'm debating if it's worth it to fix or just buy a cheap pair for gym use.

Am I just having a bad streak here of have others experienced broken stuff?

My truck, laptop, desktop pc ram, and preamp all died due to unforeseeable circumstances in September. Yeah it happens.

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I've had a run of household stuff this year from water heater to air conditioner to fridge. Top that off with stupid stuff with the cars (radio knob, rear view mirror falling off, which has happened on three cars now), I have no money left to buy audio stuff that can break.

- Broken Shure E500 headphones. I use these in the gym and it seems sweat caused the left channel to break. I'm debating if it's worth it to fix or just buy a cheap pair for gym use.

This happened to my set, twice. They just don't like sweat. I would just get something cheap.

Welcome to life. I just fixed the refrigerator in my travel trailer and the hydrostatic transmission went out on my lawn tractor. My wife's car won't start after a long warm up for no apparent reason. Stuff breaks.

It's almost as if

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

I broke your mom once.

I broke your mom once.

She's dead.

My condolences. And no, I'm not being sarcastic like I was in my first post.

In all seriousness, shit happens. You live and learn, and hopefully end up the wiser for it.

Remind me to never loan you any gear

Am I just having a bad streak here of have others experienced broken stuff?

I've heard of bad streaks, but that's ridiculous.

Perhaps you can loan Nate a transport?

A year ago, all within 6 months of each other: oven died, dishwasher died, clothes washer died, main controller for the furnace died. My neighbor said the same happened to her, and that it isn't so unusual since one often newly buys most of these things all at once.

^ I would find that unusual, and think more of surges or overvoltage, particularly if all died of electrical problems.

Interesting thought, maybe related to that. But the clothes washer belt broke, and being 15 yrs old, we opted to replace the unit, the oven had the main fuse go in the midst of running the cleaning cycle, it was 12 yrs old, but it's been ok for a year now after replacing the main fuse, the furnace is about 15 years old and the guy said the main board often dies around then, the dishwasher was just cleaning less well gradually over time and being 15 years old opted to buy a new one rather than pay to have it repaired.

Forgot that also the sink disposal went at about the same time - just wasn't grinding as quickly any more, after 15 years.

Seems like most of those just related to old age, no?

^ Probably.

Yep, probably old age, I definitely do not grind as well as I used to.

I think what bugs me the most is that most of my broken stuff arrived broken. Bad shipping handling probably account for the Quads being broken and maybe the BA but the rest was probably broke before they shipped.

Good thing I'm broke so my bad luck streak will end.

Yesterday I ordered a strawberry frozen drink from taco bell and got strawberry-mango instead.

Yesterday I ordered a strawberry frozen drink from taco bell and got strawberry-mango instead.

That's horrible. How are you holding up?

- working BHSE?

I am reminded of the great EdipisReks curse of yesteryear. Terrible times those were. When we silenced hungrych and the postjack forum was amuck in full force.

That's horrible. How are you holding up?

One day at a time, man. One day at a time.

- working BHSE?

Like a champ!

Perhaps you can loan Nate a transport?

Just saw this... damn, that was cold.