Nalin
I am also interested in HM5 ( Specially at 99$ Price Tag) but too scared of getting lost at customs or levying duty.......pristine notes sells them but then @ ~8500.00 Rs....
Don't worry about reliability of mp4nation since they themselves are the manufatures and also offer FedEx shipping and should deliver in 2 - 4 days and the only thing that worries me is the customs itself since it's a large box and also carries a decent weight to the shipment.About HM5 i am very tempted at the pre order price but a little confused between HM5 and AD700.I might pull the trigger tommorow.
Don't think they manufacture anything. They seem to have a few diff OEM suppliers. Share them with Fischer by the looks of things. FedEx will handle customs, you're stuff won't get lost and MP4 nation usually undervalues the stuff they ship. FedEx used to have a clearing fee of 300 INR if I remember right.
PS - anyone interested in the new UE offerings? Look interesting, although I hope the sound signature has changed!
While the original R1 was nauseatingly warm and slightly de-emphasized at the top, the new version is a bit more balanced, with prominent lower treble and more neutral overall tonality.
The upper midrange, on the other hand, is quite strident. There are noticeable response spikes, resulting in mild harshness and sibilance on certain tracks. Lower treble response is hard-edged – even more so than that of the M9 – but becomes softer and more smooth towards the top and extends higher than that of the 1st-gen R1
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