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    hello & Help Please!

    Hi everyone, And thanks for all your comments and input.  It's quite obvious that there are several pitfalls to be aware of when Importing direct, voltage issues being one of the least significant.  However, if going the parallel import route, I would most certainly have used one of the online...
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    hello & Help Please!

    ;D Ah, good stuff!  Thanks guys.  Glad to see there are some options available. Fair comment about the warranties genoten.  Always something to worry about, but I've had my 450 now for nearly 5 years without any hassles and I'm sure it will go for another 50.  Fortunately I don't use the system...
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    hello & Help Please!

    Well see now, therein lies the rub.  Define "proper voltage step-down rig?  I'm pretty sure the plug-variation my wife bought last year for her hairdryer will melt.  Or shall I say, I'm not hanging around waiting for it to do so. I also imagine the convertor needs to be able to handle the AVR's...
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    hello & Help Please!

    Hi guys - thanx for the quick replies.  I can see you hang around here all day :o ;D Unfortunatly most of our local retailers only stock the run-of-the-mill entry-level stuff with ridiculously inflated price-tags.  So why not buy an imported 3800 for a few g's more than a locally supplied...
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    hello & Help Please!

    Hi guys, New here - just joined. I'm currently looking at upgrading from my current Yamaha RX-V450 AVR to something more modern, with better connectivity, i.e. HDMI, lossless audio codecs, good video upscaling, etc. (current options include the RX-V1900 or RX-V3800) As I've seen on many other...
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