yep its more expensive to get it shipped + with taxes it gets crazy. .. if u buy it with ciems its cheaper. u end up saving 60$ .. will cost round 22k shipped. A friend said that the DX100 sounds better then his DAP+Rendition combo .. so i ended up holding back on the purchase. if im paying 22k+tax .. might as well get a better amp / high end dap, the Tralucent T1 is supposed to be really good if u dont mind the pop sound it makes when u switch it on. xDuoo xp1 is what i was looking at aswell for 12k .. has the same 627 opamp as the uha-6S mkII i think and very similar sounding while being cheaper.. my GF is going to hk/bkk if she gets time might as her to audition some amps with the 8A demos to see which has the best synergy .. and pick it up.. have never been more confused in my life!!! I dont mind spending more.. provided it has good synergy with the ciems and works well / did u try it with any amp combo at jaben??