I had the Shures a long time ago and eventually got rid of them. I had the RE-262 more recently, but sent them back and paid the difference for an RE-272 upgrade. (Enjoying the 272 immensely.) But now lately been thinking about a lush mid-centric sound and wondered if I could cheap out at...

  Phonak's site says that the pfe232's $599.00 price includes the EU's VAT. Is the VAT required to be collected even if the product is being bought from and used in the United States?   For instance in my small business, if I sold a product to a european country, I wouldn't collect New...