Is the Dynavector DV 10x5 as good as they Say?

Very smart advice! get it in Hong Kong!shows how lame our boutiques are at setting up cartridges! Hope one day all retail operations will come out of Hong Kong.it'll be nice to see you guys get a nice demonstration of an audio product!and if you break the cantilever by accident during the set-up, i sure hope the seller in Hong Kong will supply another cartridge free of charge! I'd rather pay more and get good support from my favourite retailer. support works both ways. This type of advice is killing the good audio boutique who stock products, sevice products, support customers in their never ending quest for higher level sound systems. and it seems to me that the all the was asking was if the dyna was as good as they say! there is always someone who gets a thread sidetracked! is it good? answer: get it in hong kong! well i'll answer the question: yes it's a great cartridge.

Kehut,sorry to hear about your bad experiences with dealers, it makes me feel very lucky knowing a couple of shops that care for the customer's needs. i still say there are a lot of potential problems in buying gear from other continents. i was looking for a dyna xx2 and i can get it from the orient for about 900$ U.S. the dealer ships it to my location (canada) and if Customs opens the pack, i get an excise tax of at least 17% plus our applicable sales taxes 15.5% plus handling fees. is it worth it for me? not at all. i got a better deal from my dealer. and he installs it with me so he is responsible for any accident that could occur. and here in canada, there are no laws that protect a consumer or a supplyer in mail order dealings. it means that if i send the dealer in hong kong a money order, he is not obligated by law to send me the product. and if he sends the product before receiving payment from the buyer,the buyer has no legal obligation to pay up. is it worth the risk for me? not in a million years. maybe in the U.S. it's different, i don't know. this is what i was implying about trading with foreign dealers. AFAIK, the taxman wants his dues!:-)