[strogg]

The A900's look like a very good deal for me, wanting a good pair of closed headphones on the cheap, but the only place i can find it is at Audiocubes. I was wondering where else sells the headphones, hopefully for cheaper. Thanks.

 

[mega]

Put a WTB on the for sale fourms, or just wait for a pair to pop up. I got mine the first way

 

[strogg]

i'll give it a shot. although, of course, i'd rather do it with a store or whatnot. Thanks.

 

[tradja]

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Originally Posted by strogg i'll give it a shot. although, of course, i'd rather do it with a store or whatnot. Thanks.

Or you can support someone's upgrade habit, helping a fellow head-fi'er out and saving yourself $$$ in the process. On positive, tight-community boards like this I think it's unlikely that you'll get burned, if you research the seller.
Either way, enjoy your A900's and sell them to me (here, for a good price

)when you upgrade!

 

[Dixie Flatline]

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Originally Posted by strogg i'll give it a shot. although, of course, i'd rather do it with a store or whatnot. Thanks.

Most of Audio-Technica's headphone line, including the Art phones, are not sold in the US at all. So the only way to buy a new pair over here is through a retailer who imports them from Japan, and AudioCubes is just about the only option. (When I bought my pair, the package was shipped directly from Osaka.)

 

[JazzJackRabbit]

Dixie Flatline
Did you have to pay customs? How does it work?

 

[Aydn]

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Originally Posted by JazzJackRabbit Dixie Flatline Did you have to pay customs? How does it work?

no customs. you simply pay the given price and they are on their way from osaka.

 

[JazzJackRabbit]

Aydn
you simply pay the given price and they are on their way from osaka.
That's exactly why I asked - you have to pay customs if you buy something from overseas. They ship from osaka, how come you don't have to pay customs?

 

[Dixie Flatline]

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Originally Posted by JazzJackRabbit Dixie Flatline Did you have to pay customs? How does it work?

I didn't have to pay any Customs duties -- I think the A900 is well below the threshold for US import duties anyway, but AC sent the package with "GIFT" written in large letters on the outside, and the customs declaration showed a declared value of $50. So it should go right through Customs without any problems. (They're very quick -- my package shipped from Osaka on Monday night and was delivered in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon.)

 

[3lusiv3]

You can buy AT here:

http://www.eifl.co.jp/
http://www.bluetin.com/

...but I don't think they are any cheaper than AudioCubes, and you'll need to email eifl to get a price on th A900.

 

[JazzJackRabbit]

Dixie Flatline
I didn't have to pay any Customs duties -- I think the A900 is well below the threshold for US import duties anyway, but AC sent the package with "GIFT" written in large letters on the outside, and the customs declaration showed a declared value of $50. So it should go right through Customs without any problems. (They're very quick -- my package shipped from Osaka on Monday night and was delivered in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon.)
Thanks for the detailed info. I'll feel much safer if I ever have to buy anything from audiocubes.

BTW AFAIK the customs treshhold is somewhere in the $100ish region so it's funny to see at what length audiocubes have gone to avoid customs - they declared a $50 value AND wrote a "gift" on the package...