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On Wednesday, September 02, 1998 3:44 AM, Stew Benedict [SMTP:stewb@earthlink.net] wrote: > > Has anyone bought from this SoundOnSound outfit in Japan? Their > prices on Roland and Akai are incredible, but I'm a little hesitant to > just send a check off to Japan... Stew, I've been hangin' out on a Roland list, and at least 10 people (from several different countries) have posted with very positive, enthusiastic results about doing business with SOS. (Nope, they're not paying me for this endorsement, but I could definitely get into some barter... %^). No one has posted any complaints so far -- SOS seems to be competent, fast, and reliable. One thing ya gotta check/deal with is whether the voltage on hardware products is compatible with where you are located. (Is it 220 in Japan?) I haven't looked into that piece of it myself, so I don't know for sure. Another variable is whether one will be charged customs duties here in the US. Several of the Roland list guys have been charged (usually 2.9%), others were charged nothing. My guess is that it depends on what kind of mood the customs dude/dudess is in when the package rolls by. Send 'em some Wizard of Oz and Pink Floyd to distract them... Yet another consideration is the product warranty being registered through an out-of-country retailer. This may potentially be a costly problem on some products if you need repairs, but not necessarily on others. I can send you more particulars off list if you'd like. http://www.soundonsound.com/index-e.html ciao, laurie