[MuppetFace]

PriceJapan

 

[AppleheadMay]

Inside the US for ATs would be Audiocubes and Audiocubes2 but if it's for the W3000 that one is sold out.
Probably the only option still available is PriceJapan or Audiogon if one turns up there.

 

[MuppetFace]

AudioCubes is located within the US, but the items they sell are not. They still get shipped from Japan.
 
PriceJapan is located in Japan, but their prices are usually better than AudioCubes and they ship faster. Even with shipping factored in it'll cost less with PriceJapan.
 
There are no b&m stores within the US that sell the W3000ANV to my knowledge.

 

[AppleheadMay]

They get shipped from Japan to Audiocubes and then to the customer or straight from Japan to the customer?
Seen the W3000ANV's price I might just get me a second one from PriceJapan.
 

 

[MuppetFace]

I believe in most cases it goes from their warehouse in Osaka Japan straight to the customer.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Ah, ok, thanks. I thought they imported into the US and then sold to customers, which would save on taxes for US people. Not much use to me in any case since I live in Europe.
 
 
Edit: damn their price is way lower for the HA5000ANV than what it costed me.
I adjusted the price in my for sale post for this amp, should be the lowest on the web now.  
 

 

[purrin]

 
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The W3000ANV is not a portable headphone, nor should it be used as such imho. Just because a headphone is closed doesn't automatically make it suitable for portable use. Same with the D7000, R10, and upcoming TH900. 

I'm going to try the W3000ANV as a portable for the long road trip from El-Lay to the SF meet. 

 Will report back. Googeli deserves to know. I'll see if I can borrow an R10 too.
 

 

[MuppetFace]

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I'm going to try the W3000ANV as a portable for the long road trip from El-Lay to the SF meet. 

 Will report back. Googeli deserves to know. I'll see if I can borrow an R10 too.
 

You should consider wearing one of those goofy umbrella hats to protect the precious lacquer from the sun.  : p
 

 

[AppleheadMay]

Or this ...

 
Might raise a few eyebrows though!  
 
 

 

[lmswjm]

Thanks MF and AM. I am ready to pull the trigger on these. They strongly recommend DHL, but EMS is USD87 cheaper. What's the deal?

 

[nullpo]

PriceJapan actually uses FedEx, not DHL.  I found them to be slower than EMS and I got hit with a duty bill on top of it.

 

[MuppetFace]

Yeah, DHL was replaced by Fed-Ex just recently as PriceJapan's shipping provider. I find it's pretty fast. 3 days tops to the US. But yes, you do get hit with import duties and EMS is not that much slower in my experience.

 

[lmswjm]

Order placed. Thanks again!

 

[customcoco]

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But yes, you do get hit with import duties and EMS is not that much slower in my experience.

do you mean that ems is kind of ''custom fees-proof"?

 

[Olias of Sunhillow]

Well, you all were having so much fun with these cans, I figured I had to get in on it. I've been looking for a pair of high-end closed woody cans for a long time, and hopefully these are they.
 
Must say, I love the confirmation email from PriceJapan:
 
Thanks for order-mail for audio-technica ATH-W3000ANV.

We received $1287 via paypal, thanks.

We will ship it today.
 
Simple and elegant!