[bearFNF]

Yep, I even have ready access to a nice meeting room for free if we want to do a Roseau mini-meet.

 

[Velomane]

I'd be up for that.

 

[Viper2005]

  If Viper doesn't get it, we might be taking a road trip down to see Bear!

 
I'm #30922

 

[Armaegis]

   
I'm #30922

 

 

[Velomane]

I'll see your

  and raise you one

 

 

[Armaegis]

Geez, why can't we get these prices in Canada? That's $225 USD for an HD600...
http://www.adorama.com/SEHD600.html?emailprice=t&utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=cj_227502&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.227502

 

[Viper2005]

  Geez, why can't we get these prices in Canada? That's $225 USD for an HD600...
http://www.adorama.com/SEHD600.html?emailprice=t&utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=cj_227502&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.227502

Mail in Rebates still exist?  o_O
 
Otherwise thats a great price

 

[drambit]

What are some good audio shops in Winnipeg? I'm looking to buy a pair of HiFiMan RE-400 IEMs, but Amazon doesn't carry them. 

 

[Armaegis]

There are no shops in Winnipeg that carry Hifiman gear.
 
Audio shops in the city...
Advance (they have a headphone section now)
Creative Audio (not so good)
Brian Reimer Audio
American HiFi
McCullogh Audio

 

[DigitalFreak]

I've never been to McCullogh Audio. They a big outfit?

 

[Armaegis]

I've never been to the store, I've only spoken to them over the phone.

 

[acidbasement]

I'm not sure if McCullloch has a "store" per se. I think he (Bill) uses warehouse space to store his gear, and it's all done by appointment. My mother in-law got her stereo from him (PMC speakers, Bryston power amp, Coda pre, Esoteric CDP, Marantz tuner), and despite him being pretty weird (who isn't in this crazy hobby?), she had a good experience dealing with him. He has a number of high-end customers, and he resells their trade-in gear to people like us. He's also really good about in-home auditions and setups. I'd definitely check his stuff out.
 
That said, I don't think you'll find a local reseller of Hifiman, especially with them being sold by Amazon. I've gleaned from an American reseller that their frequent model changes combined with Amazon driving the price down has made them a difficult company to justify dealing with.

 

[cocopro]

I used to buy Hifiman from Head-direct.com, until I noticed that most of their stuff is cheaper in China, especially used gear. Now I just buy from Taobao and use mail forwarding services for international shipping. 
RE400 is about US$10-$15 cheaper, not a big difference. 

 

[Armaegis]

How do you know that they're not forgeries from Taobao? There's a lot of that there...

 

[Viper2005]

I would trust nothing from China.  Nothing.