[loveholic]

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I've actually never ordered anything from out of the country like this before, but I wonder if I would have to pay import fee's/customs fees if I order them from PriceJapan.com

From my experience, I never had to pay anything. I reside in CA.

 

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From my experience, I never had to pay anything. I reside in CA.

Ohh, I'm in CA too, so that's good to hear. I've just read a lot about people ordering headphones from out of the country, and having to pay all these customs fees, etc etc, and was curious if I'd have to do the same if I ordered these.
 
Thanks for the reply!

 

[Skylab]

I am pretty sure that under $1,000, you do not have to.

 

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I am pretty sure that under $1,000, you do not have to.

Nice! Thanks for the reply, Skylab.
 
I'm going to pull the trigger on a set of w1000x's in a week or two. I just ordered a set of Sennheiser HD650's from HeadRoom; however, I've been listening to a pair of Grado SR80i's and after going back to listening to my Sennheiser IE8's, I seem to like the forward mids/highs sound more than the dark/laid back Sennheiser sound.
 
We'll see how much I like the HD650's when they come in next week, if I don't like them much, or simply want the W1000x to compliment them, I'll be ready to order a set.
 
God I hate being a newbie and not knowing exactly what I want. lol. It's getting tiring, because I'm literally ordering new headphones every week, trying to figure out what I want.

 

[Br777]

 
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Nice! Thanks for the reply, Skylab.
 
I'm going to pull the trigger on a set of w1000x's in a week or two. I just ordered a set of Sennheiser HD650's from HeadRoom; however, I've been listening to a pair of Grado SR80i's and after going back to listening to my Sennheiser IE8's, I seem to like the forward mids/highs sound more than the dark/laid back Sennheiser sound.
 
We'll see how much I like the HD650's when they come in next week, if I don't like them much, or simply want the W1000x to compliment them, I'll be ready to order a set.
 
God I hate being a newbie and not knowing exactly what I want. lol. It's getting tiring, because I'm literally ordering new headphones every week, trying to figure out what I want.

yeah gee it must be rough having to order new headphones every week 

 
hope you like your W1000X.  I imagine they will sound quite different from the hd650
what kind of amp/dac are you running.

 

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yeah gee it must be rough having to order new headphones every week 

 
hope you like your W1000X.  I imagine they will sound quite different from the hd650
what kind of amp/dac are you running.

lol. I'm sure headroom is going to be annoyed with me buying and returning so many times.
 
The only amp I have at the momment is the Headstage Arrow 12HE... I want to see how the HD650's do with it (since it's supposed to be able to drive them pretty well), but most likely, I will be picking up an entry-level tube amp soon... was looking into a Little Dot MKIV SE. I actually sent David from LIttle Dot an email a couple days ago, just waiting for a reply.
 
And it appears that my significant other is getting more annoyed with my weekly headphone purchases than I am. =P

 

[sokolov91]

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I am pretty sure that under $1,000, you do not have to.

I thought you lucky Americans had up to 2000$ USD before they started taxing and dutying...
 
Canada is 60$
 
Europe is 30 Euros... hahaha... you guys are pretty lucky

 

[sokolov91]

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lol. I'm sure headroom is going to be annoyed with me buying and returning so many times.
 
The only amp I have at the momment is the Headstage Arrow 12HE... I want to see how the HD650's do with it (since it's supposed to be able to drive them pretty well), but most likely, I will be picking up an entry-level tube amp soon... was looking into a Little Dot MKIV SE. I actually sent David from LIttle Dot an email a couple days ago, just waiting for a reply.
 
And it appears that my significant other is getting more annoyed with my weekly headphone purchases than I am. =P

Might want to look in to the M stage Matrix on ebay. It is a Lehman clone and for the price is supposedly to be absurdly good.
 
If you want a tube that is one thing, but if you are just looking for a great, cheap amp then the mstage is something to seriously consider.
 
TBH my Corda Headsix was enought to drive my W1000X fairly well. My HD 600 only really got that legendary jump in performance after I bought Jans flagship Concerto. I actually withdrew the HD 600 from sale because they changed so much.

 

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I think he's right. I've been looking all over the place and it seems the cheapest place is PriceJapan.com.. The only thing that sucks about ordering from them is that they charge you 3% for paypal, which in the case of the W1000x is an extra $20.
 

Price Japan refers the site named "kakaku" as having the lowest price but its in Japanese :/
http://www.pricejapan.com/front/e_good_info.php?code=928&category=10
 

 

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Might want to look in to the M stage Matrix on ebay. It is a Lehman clone and for the price is supposedly to be absurdly good.
 
If you want a tube that is one thing, but if you are just looking for a great, cheap amp then the mstage is something to seriously consider.
 
TBH my Corda Headsix was enought to drive my W1000X fairly well. My HD 600 only really got that legendary jump in performance after I bought Jans flagship Concerto. I actually withdrew the HD 600 from sale because they changed so much.

I'm actually very new to all this audio stuff, and I was actually specifically looking into trying a tube amp, because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. lol.

 
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Price Japan refers the site named "kakaku" as having the lowest price but its in Japanese :/
http://www.pricejapan.com/front/e_good_info.php?code=928&category=10
 

lol. It looks like PriceJapan just matched the kakaku price..? Hard to really look everything over since I can't read japanese. lol.
 

 

[loveholic]

kakaku is like froogle. It is Japan's popular shopping search engine. PJ finds the lowest price and buy from there before adding their fees.

 

[Frank I]

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Might want to look in to the M stage Matrix on ebay. It is a Lehman clone and for the price is supposedly to be absurdly good.
 
If you want a tube that is one thing, but if you are just looking for a great, cheap amp then the mstage is something to seriously consider.
 
TBH my Corda Headsix was enought to drive my W1000X fairly well. My HD 600 only really got that legendary jump in performance after I bought Jans flagship Concerto. I actually withdrew the HD 600 from sale because they changed so much.

I agree with you about the Matrix as I own it. In 30 years of high end audio I would say the Matrix is the best audio buy I have ever gotten. It may not cost much but it is quality and built well and sounds great with any phone I plugged into it including the HE5Le which needs boat loads of power and the Matrix delivered big time. It has not made me want to  look anywhere else as I feel everything else would subtle improvements. 

 

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What DAC are you using with the Matrix?
 
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I agree with you about the Matrix as I own it. In 30 years of high end audio I would say the Matrix is the best audio buy I have ever gotten. It may not cost much but it is quality and built well and sounds great with any phone I plugged into it including the HE5Le which needs boat loads of power and the Matrix delivered big time. It has not made me want to  look anywhere else as I feel everything else would subtle improvements. 

 

[Frank I]

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What DAC are you using with the Matrix?
 

 

I use a Marantz DV6001 Universal player. I did hear it at a friends with the DacMagic off itunes and it sounded great. I have not gotten into PC audio yet. But I can tell you it worked well with the DAC

 

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I use a Marantz DV6001 Universal player. I did hear it at a friends with the DacMagic off itunes and it sounded great. I have not gotten into PC audio yet. But I can tell you it worked well with the DAC

Thanks for the info! 
 
Just curious to everyone who ordered these from PriceJapan.com... Did you guys do the DHL shipping or the EMS shipping? It's about a $30 USD difference, so I'm curious what are the benefits of even going with DHL.