Cost of shipping speakers from the US
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$2K for a pair of Wilson X1s (about 4-5 years ago). i forget the name but their name is very well known...it just escapes me at the moment. I have not shipped equipment for a few years. If someone mentions the name, i'll immediately recognize it. When i remember, i will post.
I know this sounds crazy, but for certain things (like big Amps), i have used Fedex on their most economical rate, and i would do it again over UPS any day. I got a personal account and its the best thing. For some reason, the reliability with Fedex here is much higher than UPS (who for a week could not locate the item in their system and it scared the s-t out of me.) UPS have had this problem on 3 occassions...once where i used them and twice where others have used them to send me something. I dont use them here anymore myself.
By contrast, Fedex Economy tracked a 100kg shipment practically by the hour on their system, and it went thru customs no delay, delivered into the living room on the day, no issue. And the price was not that far different from UPS again for about 100kg (220lbs) shipped door to door.
By contrast, Fedex Economy tracked a 100kg shipment practically by the hour on their system, and it went thru customs no delay, delivered into the living room on the day, no issue. And the price was not that far different from UPS again for about 100kg (220lbs) shipped door to door.
You mean without resorting to a step down transformer? I don't know how your laws go but over here I believe we're allowed to have certified electricians do 120v lines. Please correct me if I'm wrong folks but I've been told the line frequency doesn't matter for stuff without motors.
Personally, I would make most use of the advantages of having 230v and order an amp factory configured as such.
My MD 109 was shipped from Canada by DHL Economy, 17.1 kgs for about £270.
It arrived in 7 days and the tracking worked well. I know that is smaller than speakers but the firm was fine.
They also shipped my YG Carmels by road from Croatia, Zagreb, at a good price and again they were fine. Took just over a week and tracking was fine but a bit delayed because they arrived in the UK on a public holiday weekend.
It arrived in 7 days and the tracking worked well. I know that is smaller than speakers but the firm was fine.
They also shipped my YG Carmels by road from Croatia, Zagreb, at a good price and again they were fine. Took just over a week and tracking was fine but a bit delayed because they arrived in the UK on a public holiday weekend.
Yes you have to pay VAT on anything from outside the EU, but I still saved a lot and found a very rare used item.
I had it shipped from US to the manufacturer for 2 reasons...first to be the honest arbiter that the equipment was in good shape. Bothe seller and I were happier this way. Second the manufacturer did the conversion. Worked out well. Great service and built great loyalty.
The challenge is who completes this specific paper work and payment process, have had a nightmare in the past with Customs (but that is more work related rather than hifi/2nd hand gear).
I guess this is made more complicated if purchasing 2nd hand or new.
Cheers
Orb
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