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post #8296 of 17344
10/7/08 at 1:16pm
Is Stax cheaper to buy in Japan? I have a friend travelling there and wonder if I should ask her to buy it there for me? But cost, dollar exchange, customs etc ... complicates things. Anyone know?
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post #8297 of 17344
10/7/08 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by jvlgato View Post
Is Stax cheaper to buy in Japan? I have a friend travelling there and wonder if I should ask her to buy it there for me? But cost, dollar exchange, customs etc ... complicates things. Anyone know?
Stax in general are noticeable cheaper in Japan than the rest of the world. How much depends on the country you compare against, exchange rates, luck with customs, ...

I suggest you check out these dealers price on Stax gear, and compare it to the price at your local dealer.
PriceJapan.com
EIFL Export
PriceJapan.com

As an example, I saved $1500 last year buying my Stax 4070 from Japan rather than from my local dealer.
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post #8298 of 17344
10/7/08 at 6:15pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
Stax in general are noticeable cheaper in Japan than the rest of the world. How much depends on the country you compare against, exchange rates, luck with customs, ...

I suggest you check out these dealers price on Stax gear, and compare it to the price at your local dealer.
PriceJapan.com
EIFL Export
PriceJapan.com

As an example, I saved $1500 last year buying my Stax 4070 from Japan rather than from my local dealer.
I was in Japan recently and Craig at kuboTEN - Japanese Auction and Shopping bought some new Stax SR-303 headphones and also some second hand Stax gear from Yahoo Auctions Japan for me. I got these delivered to my hotel before leaving Japan.
The service was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.

Tim
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post #8299 of 17344
10/7/08 at 7:38pm
Very helpful, thanks! Boy, those prices really are cheaper!

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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
Stax in general are noticeable cheaper in Japan than the rest of the world. How much depends on the country you compare against, exchange rates, luck with customs, ...

I suggest you check out these dealers price on Stax gear, and compare it to the price at your local dealer.
PriceJapan.com
EIFL Export
PriceJapan.com

As an example, I saved $1500 last year buying my Stax 4070 from Japan rather than from my local dealer.
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post #8300 of 17344
10/7/08 at 7:40pm
Thanks, Marcus1!

Can you comment on taxes and customs upon returning to US?

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Originally Posted by marcus1 View Post
I was in Japan recently and Craig at kuboTEN - Japanese Auction and Shopping bought some new Stax SR-303 headphones and also some second hand Stax gear from Yahoo Auctions Japan for me. I got these delivered to my hotel before leaving Japan.
The service was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.

Tim
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post #8301 of 17344
10/7/08 at 8:22pm
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Originally Posted by jvlgato View Post
Thanks, Marcus1!

Can you comment on taxes and customs upon returning to US?

... don't declare it.
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post #8302 of 17344
10/7/08 at 8:55pm
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... don't declare it.

Good point ...
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post #8303 of 17344
10/8/08 at 8:04am
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Originally Posted by marcus1 View Post
I was in Japan recently and Craig at kuboTEN - Japanese Auction and Shopping bought some new Stax SR-303 headphones and also some second hand Stax gear from Yahoo Auctions Japan for me. I got these delivered to my hotel before leaving Japan.
The service was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.

Tim
I've also had a good experience dealing with Craig.
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post #8304 of 17344
10/8/08 at 12:10pm

BH

Just spoke to Justin on the phone. He said that he will be making the blue hawaii as a permanent product that he will build from now on. I have just placed my order for it.
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post #8305 of 17344
10/8/08 at 12:11pm
He didn't say how much, did he?
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post #8306 of 17344
10/8/08 at 12:21pm

BH

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He didn't say how much, did he?
I didn't ask him for the price.
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post #8307 of 17344
10/8/08 at 1:05pm
Well, out of my range regardless, unless he started building them with jellybeans and cardboard boxes.
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post #8308 of 17344
10/8/08 at 1:34pm
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Well, out of my range regardless, unless he started building them with jellybeans and cardboard boxes.
Ha! Ha! Ha! If he did make them out of jelly beans and cardborad boxed, I am you will be able to afford quite a few BHs. Not so much for the sound but the taste perhaps. Ha!
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post #8309 of 17344
10/8/08 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by Victor Chew View Post
Just spoke to Justin on the phone. He said that he will be making the blue hawaii as a permanent product that he will build from now on. I have just placed my order for it.
The BHSE? or the run of the mill BH?
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post #8310 of 17344
10/8/08 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by jvlgato View Post
Very helpful, thanks! Boy, those prices really are cheaper!
You're most welcome!
For some Stax'en you can certainly save a lot of money by importing them yourself.

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Originally Posted by Victor Chew View Post
Just spoke to Justin on the phone. He said that he will be making the blue hawaii as a permanent product that he will build from now on. I have just placed my order for it.
Which version of the Blue Hawaii?
A revived version of his previous KGBH, the KGBH SE (which we have waited for since early 2007), or a totally new one...?

Anyway, this is great news!
Since its been one of my main griefs against his business model. Building limited edition amplifiers only, and selling them out before even showing off the end product...
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