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Perhaps, but in my experience most peoples opinions around here don't count for a hell of a lot. One person says DT880/990 are crap and another says they sound better than HD650. If I followed everyone's opinion I would never buy anything because no one can agree on anything when it comes to audio sound quality. The fact remains there is no way I am paying over $45.00 to ship any little headphone amp from anywhere.
DV336E better than Woo3, eh? Crap, now I have to go do more research because I had already decided to get Woo3 but now you are giving me cause for delay. Damn you!
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Then you won't buy anything from China from any producer. Wow, that was easy to figure out!
I ordered a 337Se and it will arrive this week. The shipping was expensive. I paid $880 for the amp and $130 shipping. There is a big difference in the 337 and the 337SE. Almost every cap and resister has been upgraded. It has better hardwire, and the Input circuit is rewired to use the EF80. I'll post pix of mine when I get it. Prickly Peete will appreciate the changes from what he has done to the Zero project. I looked at the about $270 difference as what a lot of us do in Mods anyhow. This one is pre-modded. What I didn't like is that the Caps were all Metal strapped in on the 337 and are zip tied on the 337se. Admittedly there is not a lot of room for straps in the 337se. The caps are monster size.
It is hard to eat that shipping cost, no doubt. It's even worse when you worry about damage because a company does not understand that they should tape the cage in place adequately to keep damage from occurring during transport.
My experience with DV thus far remains to be seen. They don't speak English very well. I've asked the same question six times and never received an answer in regards to tube substitution. I don't think they understand the question.
On a more interesting note. I mentioned to the company that those 337SE photos on their website that were done professionally had the tube cage crooked in the Photos. It that were my company or most any other company I have seen, those Photos would be pulled down immediately. I look at those Photos and think how could a company be this sloppy!
I went ahead and ordered one from them anyhow based on what I had read about their other products and how well received the 337 was. We'll see if that was a smart move!
Anyhow, as far as shipping cost, it is what it is. This amp is 15 kg or so. That costs money to send via airmail overseas. You could send by a cheaper route, but it is gonna take a couple of months and no way it survives the trip. I collect Leather flight Jackets. They weigh a like 1.5 KG at best to ship. A lot of them come from the UK, and I have to pay $50 shipping. That's life! Nothing I can do about that. I tried complainin', it don't make it any cheaper.
