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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    The customs HS code used relates to products using microprocessor controlled circuits to operate. A LUMIN U2 meets that specification...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    Its not financially worth buying a unit like HOLO Red from some discount house in Europe, only having to pay shipping and VAT Example...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    I don't have a price-list of audio items that are sold by this shop in Holland. He told me that their asking price for a HOLO Red is...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    The intention of mentioning the European price of a HOLO compoment was to illustrate that items will cost different amounts in different...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    I think its HiFi Markt. He lives in Tegelen, close to Germany so I presume its there. A good portion of the shop contains a large...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    He has several adverts on HiFi Shark for used gear and trade-ins, which is only available to people in Europe. I don't know which model...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    You can never have any control over what another retailer does. He told me he had negotiated a big discount with several Chinese audio...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    I have a good friend who runs a Hi-Fi store in Holland. His retail is similar to our dealer prices, but he is able to discount...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    I think you miss the point about my comment regarding Apple. I know that they produce good products, but their overall marketing...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Hi-Fi Mafia.
    And the top offender is not an audio manufacturer, but Apple. Apple employ many tricks to create a market, including Planned...
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    This music and their singing is like a breath of fresh air. There are several interpretations (also by The Wellermen) of this song and...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Pic of the Day.
    Have had some requests for more pics of the Antarctica trip. I did not go (the weekly round fare is just under R2m), but my wife's...
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    chrisc reacted to Gramophone's post in the thread Pic of the Day with Like Like.
    More info on the "stellar-circle-of-life" here...
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    chrisc replied to the thread Pic of the Day.
    Cape Town to Antarctica on a private A340 - unloading the food and supplies The plane ready to depart on the ice runway
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