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post #1 of 22
1/10/12 at 3:02pm
Thread Starter 

Guys, 

I have friends who are interested on upgrading headphone gear, and headamps. They are asking for suggestions on retailers, and i know you guys have more experience buying stuff than me. 

 

Can you please post, 

The name of the business, 

Location, 

Website, and Impressions of the purchase? 

 

Hopefully this will help other guys as a reference when looking for retailers. 

 

Thanks!! 

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post #2 of 22
1/10/12 at 3:21pm

EUROPE/Sweden

 

I mostly buy from amazon.co.uk and I've never had any issues so far. It's always been a fast delivery despite importing from another country, and it's been well packaged all the time. Never had to send any cans back so I couldn't say anything about the warranty or returns policies..

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post #3 of 22
1/10/12 at 3:48pm

US/California

 

Mostly I use amazon for all my headgear purchases.  Although I bought my Matrix M-Stage amp from Tam Audio (through their Amazon Store) but you can buy directly from the site (www.tamaudio.com), it ships directly from China.  You will get really good service.  

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post #4 of 22
1/10/12 at 5:06pm
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Thanks for the replies folks, i have used the Amazon service for buying cans. (my SRH840's) and it was a good experience dealing with them. (fishbulb, thats a really curious avatar..are you serious?) wink.gif

 

Keep them coming guys, 


Edited by jackwess - 1/10/12 at 6:56pm
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post #5 of 22
1/10/12 at 7:14pm

US/Wisconsin

 

Amazon is almost always great for me. The packages arrive on-time and in perfect condition every time. GD Audiobase is okay, but though the plights of those in the horror stories of the place have been largely solved (you receive a tracking # and constant communication from them now), it still takes forever to ship.

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post #6 of 22
1/13/12 at 4:01pm

Here in the Us, i buy my stuff from amazon. Never had experiences with another retailers/dealers at the moment. 

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post #7 of 22
1/13/12 at 4:30pm

Let's see...I think the last thing I bought was the FA-011.

 

Store Name: Frogbeats

Website: http://shop.frogbeats.com/

Store Location: Scotland

My Location: US/Kansas

Experience: Excellent.  I had a lot of communication with the owner about whether they would be stocking the FA-011, and then about when they would be in after they decided to stock them.  Their shipping was excellent as well (arrived in 3 days from Scotland to Kansas via DHL)

 

I've also purchased from MP4Nation, Electronics Expo, and DAKMART (via their Amazon DAHMART storefront), all with no issues.  Those three were all US sellers, and I didn't need to communicate with them at all, so there's not much to say about them.

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post #8 of 22
1/13/12 at 4:36pm

I mostly buy here through Head-Fi members (best quality, totally trustworthy, fair prices, answer questions and extremely helpful and just plain nice!)

 

Oh, and last purchase was a Cavalli eXStatA Hybrid Electrostatic amp....terrific!!


Edited by charliex - 1/13/12 at 4:37pm
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post #9 of 22
1/13/12 at 4:43pm

I bought the Asgard straight from Schiit.

I bought the HD600 from Amazon.

I've been buying tubes from various vendors, including from Woo Audio.

 

It's been a busy buying time for me!

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post #10 of 22
1/13/12 at 5:09pm

Just bought Grado SR225i from amazon, bought my beyers from ebay.

 

had a hard time buying from the for sale section here, maybe because Im a new member. I replied to one post within 15 min and offered full price and still didnt get it :(

 

Id say the for sale section will have your best deals

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post #11 of 22
1/13/12 at 5:24pm
I joined head-fi on december 11, 2011 and since then I have gotten Etymotic HF5, Shure SRH940, FiiO E7, and sennheiser HD25 1 II....
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post #12 of 22
1/14/12 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by PomPWNius View Post

I joined head-fi on december 11, 2011 and since then I have gotten Etymotic HF5, Shure SRH940, FiiO E7, and sennheiser HD25 1 II....


From where? F/S forums? 

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post #13 of 22
1/14/12 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by Amorgan View Post



From where? F/S forums? 

Amazon and F/S.

First I got 2 HF5's from Amazon, due to a mailing accident
I traded the second HF5 for the E7
Then I bought the SRH940 for $200 like new on amazon, didn't like it.
Traded the SRH940 for HD25 1-II + $30 and I love it. smily_headphones1.gif No more buying for a while.
Edited by PomPWNius - 1/14/12 at 2:23pm
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post #14 of 22
1/14/12 at 4:20pm

Here in Belgium i usually check on Thomann.de and Redcoon and of course Amazon.

 

They all have their strength on prices and they are usually the cheaper.

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post #15 of 22
1/14/12 at 7:26pm

Here in italy from Playstereo.com

 

They have a nice selection on headphone gear, fast and good service. 

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