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I have just ordered a pair of SONY MDR-F1 headphones cos Stan rates them.
Bought from an international eBay seller. Just thought afterwards HM Customs might intercept said parcel - it would still be a good price with VAT, but the admin could be a pain.
Has anyone experience of such purchases?
Need good headphones when I move to me flat.
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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I have offered various members on AoS the option of ordering a Caiman ahead of them going back on my site. Only one has responded, so I shall now cross out the remaining members from my list.
Anyone else still interested, PM me with your Paypal address and the country where the order is going to.
Earliest delivery date is tomorrow.
Stan
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Interesting stuff to read. I was at a meeting of Mac aficionados last evening and talking about itunes I mentioned my new DAC. Nobody else knew what I was talking about.
None of us are 'sound enthusiasts' as such but I guess that after my telling those there that music from my Mac played through a DAC meant I have thrown away my expensive CD player & CDs. This improved when used with the SW Audio Hijack Pro. I still cannot believe the quality of sound I get from my rig since playing itunes via a DAC, a cheap valve amp. and some old speakers.
My point being that the vast majority of the music loving public still go to Currys, buy any old crap and sit back and assume that's the best that exists for the purpose.
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Twas ever thus. Whe I was a lad (sigh) the argument was that £100 spent on HiFi separates - Turntable - Amp - Speakers would beat any high street consumer product.Originally Posted by Peter H
Brian
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In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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I'm Confused.
Hi Brian,
I bought a pair of top end Sony headphones off eBay from the Far East. They came through customs quite quckly with no duty imposed. That's the good news.
The bad news is that, although the phones appeared to be very well made, the box that they came in looked to be a lower quality than I would expect from Sony and, more to the point, I was not very happy with the sound which emmanated from them and I suspect they were fakes/pirates. It was like listening to the music through a fog, all blurred if you know what I mean, particularly the bass.
I put them back on eBay, with an honest description, and nearly got my full money back. More to the point the buyer left me good feedback and never complained, so maybe he got a better sound out of them than I did. I replaced them with a pair of Senn HD280 phones, from Richer's, which Stan also rates highly, and so do I for what that's worth.
Cheers,
Last edited by DaveK; 18-08-2009 at 14:42. Reason: spelling error noticed and I suspect that I may have missed another.
DaveK.
My System:
Power: Belkin PF40, Custom.hifi.cables Hydra and DC PSUs.
Sources: Self built HTPC with Xonar ST sound card, NAD T585 multi disc player, Sony BDP-S350, Squeezebox Touch, Techncs SL1210 (mod'd) + Nagaoka MP30, Thomson Sky HD box.
Amps etc.: 2 x Mini-T amps, MF-X10D Valve buffer clone, StanDAC 7520/Caiman (mod'd).
Speakers: Mission 774s with added super tweeters
Cables: best I can afford and likely to change except Homar's RF attenuated co-ax's and Mark Grant USB and HDMI cables. I also like silver i/cs and speaker cable.
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Buying Japanese goods from a Chinese seller is not a good idea. I bought my SONY headphones from an English seller in Japan.
As a mater of fact, I regularly sell my DACs to Brits living in Japan.
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I am buying from USA.
http://myworld.ebay.com/joynetcafe/
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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Flogging a 7510 and trading up would be a good deal.
A 7510 has just gone on eBay for just over £80 - I have seen them go for much more, but it is August.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
There were 7 bidders, if you are tempted to trade up.
And another one coming up
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/beresford-dac_...3D12%26ps%3D33
see what that goes for.
Last edited by Labarum; 18-08-2009 at 16:03.
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
That's madness IMHO, only £18 more for a brand new one direct from Stan (ok, maybe postage would be higher) - but I guess £18 is half decent coax cable, but I'd prefer the security of knowing it was brand new and hadn't been abused etc...
Alex
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But I was suggesting that those who own a 7510 might sell it and not much loss and buy a Caiman.
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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