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| Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan @edubbers A lot of the guys selling on Ebay are just going to buy it from a store and make a few yen. They don't actually own what they are selling. If you send me a PM I could suggest some alternatives that have worked for me. | |
| Buying a Luxman L505z from Japan A Luxman L-505Z Integrated Amplifier is about 385,00 yen in Japan-about $2500. Even with shipping and duty that is less than half of what they sell for in the US. Japanese imports (Like Accuphase) get a big markup in the US. I have have bought ... | |
| Which turntable is better? I vote for the Technics 1200GR! | |
| Miyajima in Japan @johnss could have easily spent days going through records stores in Japan but there were other things I wanted to see more. I did hit a few but I already have thousands of records-including some Japanese pressings on LP 45 and 78. Next time I... | |
| Newbie turntable Upgrade @elliottbnewcombjr Us Technics owners are very sensitive about our precious 1200s. Kevin is a great guy. Never met him but he has been very generous with his advice on the phone over the years. I would love to hear his system. I don't think th... | |
| Newbie turntable Upgrade A Technics would be what I would get. Don't buy a VPI until you have used and heard one! @elliottbnewcombjr For $5 from KABUSA https://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/m1200.htm (scroll to bottom of page) you can get the plans to build a wood ... | |
| Miyajima in Japan @rsf507 I bought a Miyajima ETR Mono Step up transformer. I was not able to listen to it before I bought it but I had read a number of very positive reviews . In any case, I would have no problem selling it for at least what I paid for it, if n... | |
| Miyajima in Japan Been meaning to follow up on my search for Miyajima in Japan. I went to Yodabashi and a couple of other places. No one had Miyajima or was interested in ordering any for me so I ended up buying a SUT online and having it shipped to the US. Even... | |
| How much will I now pay in duties to ship a stylus from Japan? I imported a SUT in September. Duty was 15%. Shipped with UPS and the process and the process was pretty simple. Bought something else in October that was shipped with DHL. That was a big pain so I would not use them again if I could avoid it. | |
| Miyajima in Japan Thanks! This confirms something that I have long suspected: almost all Miyajima cartridges are sold in the west. They do have a Japanese website so there is some outlet that I may be able to access. I will see what Yodabashi can do as well. Wil... | |
| Technics SL-1210G Headshells, Record Weights, and Mats @armstrod. Thanks but that company is in England so would cost about $200 more than finding one here in the US. Hopefully one will show up here without the tariffs tacked on. | |
| Technics SL-1210G Headshells, Record Weights, and Mats Is there anywhere in the US I can buy a Origin Live Strata Mat? Duty and shipping from the UK make it pretty expensive! | |
| McIntosh to Luxman? A few years ago when I was shopping for an integrated I narrowed my choices down to a Mac MA2275 and one of the Luxman SS. After reading a number of posts comparing McIntosh and Luxman, I went for the 507ux. I am very happy with mine. The phono... | |
| Technics SL 1200GR with What Cartridge??? My Grado Sonata HO is sounding very nice after about 10 hours now. IMO, this would be an excellent choice especially since you play mostly acoustic type stuff. I have a Denon 103. It sounded just OK on my Technics until I installed it a KAB dampe... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Personally, I dislike dark wood whether in speakers or furniture. I would never buy mahogany or similarly colored speakers no matter how good they sounded. I wish more speakers came in lighter colors-at least without an additional charge. I rea... |