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  1. cj otten

    What audio goodies did Santa bring you?

    Sennheiser Momentum on ears in Ivory (not the crappy local blue). Watch box and a new drill
  2. cj otten

    SONY MDR Z7

    Oh dear, don't land up like me, so addictive as each new headphone is an instant new sound with good and bad. Those Bose you got are damn fine for the money, believe me I have tried almost all their competition :giggle: Now you need a portable amp, then dedicated amp, then planar's then...
  3. cj otten

    SONY MDR Z7

    I picked em up for 500$, and frankly at that price I have no complaints. That said, they are closed back designs and you know it, they do not do the magic trick that the Audio Technica's do of being closed but sounding so open.
  4. cj otten

    SONY MDR Z7

    Definite improvements in sound since yesterday. Given the build quality and sound they produce already, I cannot say they overpriced. When you compare them to Beyerdynmaic T70P, Sennheiser HD700, Shure SRH 1840 they compare very favourably. They provide a different sonic signature, but lack...
  5. cj otten

    SONY MDR Z7

    So got this as my Christmas present to myself :P Ordered these from E-bay as Sony Africa says they wont bring them in (kinda dumb, but so be it). Always been a big SONY fan, so these intrigued me. The 70mm driver is also kinda interesting :faint: Arrived yesterday, so have not had much...
  6. cj otten

    Marantz HD DAC1

    She really does look like a keeper, but once again local Marantz pricing hurts far more here than the competition does... HFX seems to be struggling to keep prices down on B&W and Marantz, the rand is weak but not this weak
  7. cj otten

    Marantz HD DAC1

    This one completely slipped past me till I saw it on Audico for R14 400.00 A Marantz Headphone Amp and DAC... Reason I wont be buying one soon is that I need a DAC with Balanced outputs and I have the Phonitor, so this wont be used as a headphone amp, so I would be paying for something I...
  8. cj otten

    IT"S BACK !!

    The prices though.... Not that the products won't be good, I grew up on technics systems, but one of their selling points was the value for money. People dropping 20k + on a stereo amp these days are few and far between (well less than in the hey days), and they dont mind paying abit more for a...
  9. cj otten

    Nu-force Bling

    That would have sucked on this one, wouldnt be able to get another one of these, the uDac3 is out and doesnt have a blingy version. Whenever possible I pay the premium and get courier to handle the items, but in this case for some reason the shipping was too much.... Glad it worked out, had my...
  10. cj otten

    Nu-force Bling

    Tks guys, Yeah this little guy is very tempting to lustful eyes, apparently when the prototype was shown at CES it got stolen.... (clearly a desirable piece of circuitry) Really impressed with the build on this one, a solid and pretty heavy brick of gold, nice smooth volume control, all round...
  11. cj otten

    Nu-force Bling

    Post office took their time and landed up breaking the outer vendor box so contents had to be checked, but my NuForce uDac2 Gold Signature edition arrived. An incredibly well made little box plated in 24 Karat Gold with a Swarofski crystal in the volume dial. The package also includes an...
  12. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    Thats whats happened to me on the two occasions I have used the expedited delivery option. They phone to ask for your ID number and clear customs in record time to have the items to you quickly, no further payments
  13. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    Thanks man :dop:
  14. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    In your checkout menu if there is a deduction for "estimated import fee's" then that is all you pay. On the two occasions I have used the courier delivery they clear it on your behalf and I have never paid more than the deposit included in checkout.
  15. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    Uhhm there was a way to narrow the search to items that ship globally, forget how though. Unfortunately alot of the great deals dont ship out of the USA, kinda sucks, but every now and then you get lucky
  16. cj otten

    Shure SRH1540 + NuForce Icon uDAC-3

    I wouldnt stress to much about the item not showing locally, the international mail centres are so overloaded they cant keep up. Unfortunately until you get a local tracking number there isnt much you can do.
  17. cj otten

    Enter the Nighthawk

    Audio Urgency (aka Audioquest Distributors) at least have the full compliment of Audioquest cables, they have local pricing on everything, so I think they will at least entertain the idea of bringing these in, but alas I am not sure it will be at a competitive price.
  18. cj otten

    Enter the Nighthawk

    I like, if they come in here at about the 14k mark I will most likely bite, but given local pricing, I doubt that very much
  19. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    They actually have a very large number of items that ship to SA for super cheap. Usually (not always) items sold by Amazon itself ship to SA. I also got some Senni Momentum On Ears in Ivory (cause you only get blue here :ticked:). Unfortunately with our Post Office in the state its in, you...
  20. cj otten

    AKG Q701

    Bought these from Amazon on black friday, delivered today (thank you UPS, I have waited longer for local purchases  :faint:) These have intrigued me for many years, never bought them tks to local pricing (which has since become more reasonable). Always read about them being bright and lean...
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