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Dogboy73 wrote:
If this is correct then import duty+VAT added to the cost of the SEM & shipping come in at around £700.

order one then.... I dare you....

As for the SEM, it's funny because I was thinking about changing my XS for one, but I honestly think they would be too different, so my best option is to just get both

Sir Ruff wrote:

Stab Frenzy wrote:(if anyone could point me in the direction of some decent/cheap 1/4" > 1/8" cables to make this whole modular love groove thing happen, that would be awesome!).

just take standard headphone adapters. that's what i do. yes, they are crappy. but also cheap, so just get a few. i don't think such cables are out there, i wanted some too but resisted. of course, you could solder some yourself (which i intended to do, but still using standard adapters so far).

otherwise, dotcom has an adapter module.

pflosi wrote:

Sir Ruff wrote:

Stab Frenzy wrote:(if anyone could point me in the direction of some decent/cheap 1/4" > 1/8" cables to make this whole modular love groove thing happen, that would be awesome!).

just take standard headphone adapters. that's what i do. yes, they are crappy. but also cheap, so just get a few.

That's exactly what I did when I used a CP-251 with my 1/8" gear. Worked fine and if you try one of the bargain suppliers on the web you can get them for about $1 each. No reason to pay $6 at Radio Shack...

While these things can wear out, I have never had one go bad on me. I have one I bought at Radio Shack back in 1972...that's almost 40 years of service!

thanks guys... had hoped there was some cheap single cable out there, but I guess I'll have to add connectors.

Sir Ruff wrote:thanks guys... had hoped there was some cheap single cable out there, but I guess I'll have to add connectors.

Or you can buy a few good 1/4" cables and cut them in half and solder your mini to the other end(s)... then you have two cables from one. And half the solder work to do.

of you can buy these:
http://www.fullcompass.com/product/269681.html

kuroichi wrote:

Dogboy73 wrote:
If this is correct then import duty+VAT added to the cost of the SEM & shipping come in at around £700.

order one then.... I dare you....

I have. I ordered one from AudioMIDI about 2 weeks before Xmas They should hopefully start shipping towards the end of this month but the back orders will probably mean it will be a while before I get mine.

Dogboy73 wrote:

kuroichi wrote:

Dogboy73 wrote:
If this is correct then import duty+VAT added to the cost of the SEM & shipping come in at around £700.

order one then.... I dare you....

I have. I ordered one from AudioMIDI about 2 weeks before Xmas They should hopefully start shipping towards the end of this month but the back orders will probably mean it will be a while before I get mine.

Let me know what happens when it arrives if possible, seriously....

kuroichi wrote:

Dogboy73 wrote:
If this is correct then import duty+VAT added to the cost of the SEM & shipping come in at around £700.

order one then.... I dare you....

If you had ordered one in the first batch as I did, (pre price increase) that figure would have been correct.

Now though unless the exchange rate is much better I'd be surprised if it came in at that amount.

kuroichi wrote:

Dogboy73 wrote:

kuroichi wrote: order one then.... I dare you....

I have. I ordered one from AudioMIDI about 2 weeks before Xmas They should hopefully start shipping towards the end of this month but the back orders will probably mean it will be a while before I get mine.

Let me know what happens when it arrives if possible, seriously....

I know what will happen. I'll plug it in, hook it up to my mixer & make some noize

jaypodesta wrote:

kuroichi wrote:

Dogboy73 wrote: If this is correct then import duty+VAT added to the cost of the SEM & shipping come in at around £700.

order one then.... I dare you....

If you had ordered one in the first batch as I did, (pre price increase) that figure would have been correct.
Now though unless the exchange rate is much better I'd be surprised if it came in at that amount.

You may be right. whatever it is, it is. But I came to that figure using the current exchange rate & that 'Duty Calculator' thing. The SEM is $899 + $60 for shipping, which currently works out at about £585;
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/currencies/ ... BP;amt=960

Based on the SEM + shipping costs the import tax works out at £108 (at 17.5%) with £19 import duty (at 3.2%) making a total of £127.
http://www.dutycalculator.com/calculati ... ils/41937/

So £585 for the unit + £127 duty/tax = £712. That's right isn't it?!

i've imported a x0xb0x, FR Revolution, mc-202 and other non musical stuff from outside the EU and never paid more than the current VAT rate and a very small handling charge (£10) so i reckon you'll be ok dogboy

Ive imported a couple of things and paid close to %40 of the cost just to get hold of it....

really? crikey! so where did you get them from and how did they break down the charges?

the most expensive thing i brought in was the FR revolution which at the time was £423, at parcelforce they charged me £87 so that's about 20%, that was when VAT was at 17.5%

another one of my x0xb0x's came from the US and I paid about the same %, i haven't got the exact figure for that one to hand tho.

it's odd that we'd get charged so differently

you guys are both from the UK?

yup. where did you think?

and i'm quite excited to see if it works out for dogboy!