DarTZeel gear just got a lot more expensive....

wisnon said:
I cant see where QE can cause an incentive in old Europe. Labour and other laws are just too rigid as are business regulations in general. The Swiss CB likely bailed because the policy was bleeding them dry. They mau=y have to reimpose it if Swiss Industry starts to squeal too loudly.

If you all thought this is chaos, what if the referendum on Gold reserves had passed 2 months ago…THEN the $h!^ would have hit the fan.
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Norman...agree with you. QE needs to be followed through with significant reforms (labor regs, fiscal reforms, etc...) to help jump start Europe but even if it does not make a big impact on the underlying economy, just use the US as an analog and it should (as it did in the US) cause European equity markets to go up as investors hunt for higher yields vs. negative real yields in Euro bonds.
 
Mike said:
Very. Personally, I am sitting on the side lines waiting for the 15+% drop I've been predicting since last year. I may sniff out some oil stocks or futures next week. We will see.

Or, just buy more gear. :)
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Mike...if I were a betting man, I am going to guess there is more new gear in your future :D
 
Word from some "movers and shakers" is that this massive drop in oil priceing was caused by US manipulation.......wanting to poke Russia in their economic eye. Russia and China have began an orchestrated dumping of the US Dollar, trying to further de-stabilize it as the world currency. Russia's economy is tied heavily to the sale of petrol.
Saudi's are going along with the US, as they want to run some of the other countries out of the oil business. So they are flooding the market with oil. Asian and middle eastern countries have been making their own deals to buy/sell oil in their own currencies........AND NOT US Dollars. This was never allowed (OPEC rules) until just recently. This is what kept the US Dollar propped up as the world currency. But China and "partners" want this to end. This is what will eventually cause the demise of our US dollar....so it is believed. Just fodder for thought....?
 
KeithR said:
I'm surprised we haven't seen Japanese gear actually get cheaper- the Yen is 40% lower than it was two years ago.
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It is a lot cheaper. Simply bypass the sluggish, high margin importers/distributors and directly import from Japan (i.e. gray market). The Price Japan site is your friend! In my book, a 5% fee for no value added beats the hell out of 100%+ markup (on an already expensive base item) with minimal value added -- assuming of course that you're importing goods with a good track record for quality and reliability.
 
JDLaudio said:
Word from some "movers and shakers" is that this massive drop in oil priceing was caused by US manipulation.......wanting to poke Russia in their economic eye. Russia and China have began an orchestrated dumping of the US Dollar, trying to further de-stabilize it as the world currency. Russia's economy is tied heavily to the sale of petrol.
Saudi's are going along with the US, as they want to run some of the other countries out of the oil business. So they are flooding the market with oil. Asian and middle eastern countries have been making their own deals to buy/sell oil in their own currencies........AND NOT US Dollars. This was never allowed (OPEC rules) until just recently. This is what kept the US Dollar propped up as the world currency. But China and "partners" want this to end. This is what will eventually cause the demise of our US dollar....so it is believed. Just fodder for thought....?
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Yup, sounds about right.
 
mulveling said:
It is a lot cheaper. Simply bypass the sluggish, high margin importers/distributors and directly import from Japan (i.e. gray market). The Price Japan site is your friend! In my book, a 5% fee for no value added beats the hell out of 100%+ markup (on an already expensive base item) with minimal value added -- assuming of course that you're importing goods with a good track record for quality and reliability.
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but you must use a transformer for US- that's not an option acceptable to many.
 
Mike - that is true for some models/brands, while others require a change of the transformer or power supply that is used. In either case while the potential cost savings is often significant, with many such products you cannot obtain manufacturer approved service (even if you're willing to pay for it) on such unauthorized imports without sending it back to the country of origin. Just as most US built gear sells for significantly higher prices when exported through proper established channels, we should expect to pay more for gear that is being imported into the US than it sells for in its country of origin. There are significant costs associated with establishing a brand along with proper support in a new region.
 
wisnon said:
Yup, sounds about right.
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Yes, except for the last two sentences. The U.S. dollar has dramatically increased in value over the last year relative to the Russian Ruble, the Chinese Yuan, the Euro, the British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen. Only in Russia's wet dreams.
 
Forgetting Alex Jones conspiracy theories and getting back to the original subject. The equipment price is set by the importer and thus they can choose whether or not to pass along the increased costs. Know Jonathan reads the forum and hope he adds his comments.
 
Myles B. Astor said:
Forgetting Alex Jones conspiracy theories and getting back to the original subject. The equipment price is set by the importer and thus they can choose whether or not to pass the increased costs along. Know Jonathan reads the forum and hope he adds his comments.
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And now back to our regular scheduled programming....:)
 
Myles B. Astor said:
Forgetting Alex Jones conspiracy theories and getting back to the original subject. The equipment price is set by the importer and thus they can choose whether or not to pass along the increased costs. Know Jonathan reads the forum and hope he adds his comments.
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Unless his policy has recently changed, he prices Dart gear in CHF, so uses the current exchange rate.
 
After the blip to 1.20, we are all the way back down to 1.05. Wow, what a crazy shift in the currency market.

(Get your DarTZeel now!)
 
That was a great relief. I just ordered a full set of electronics (Transport, DAC, Power Supplies, Monos and Cables) from a Swiss company.

Hi Myles. Miss ya buddy! See you in the Big Apple in May. :)
 
JackD said:
That was a great relief. I just ordered a full set of electronics (Transport, DAC, Power Supplies, Monos and Cables) from a Swiss company.

Hi Myles. Miss ya buddy! See you in the Big Apple in May. :)
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Good to see you here Jack!

Look forward to meeting face to face and hosting you in May too!!!
 
JackD said:
That was a great relief. I just ordered a full set of electronics (Transport, DAC, Power Supplies, Monos and Cables) from a Swiss company.
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That sounds possibly Nagra to me. What swiss co are we talkin bout?
 
Florian and Thierry's company guys. ;)

See you then Myles! Hope your elbow is all healed up!
 
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