Have you purchased from New York Sound ?

Thanks Rich & Oldpet you answered my question. Will be careful if I decide to buy from them.

Nshashidhar

They're shipping IS outrageously expensive because the sell equipment that the don't stock - They ship direct from the country of origin of the piece of equipment - China etc. I know this because I asked them about shipping from their location, in NY, to me, in NJ. LOTS of money. Not too sure they don't deal in gray market items as well. Beware.

I have not dealt with them, but from what I gather by reading a few posts on Audio Asylum, it seems like you are paying for shipping from the country of manufacture. In certain cases like the Shanling CD players, you receive a CD player designed for overseas play and must use a transformer for the player to work properly in the US.

Regards, Rich

Tireguy - Thanks for your quick note. Looks like they have good prices on the products but their shipping rate seems to be outrageously expensive. Somehow it didn't make any sense.

I have purchased a set of cables from him, while not the friendliest transaction I've ever had I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again in the future. He held up everything on his end of the transaction and had a great price.