Yamaha GT2000L Hifido

[Pault73]

GT-2000L YAMAHA - HiFi-Do McIntosh/JBL/audio-technica/Jeff Rowland/Accuphase

www.hifido.co.jp

On the dream list!

 

[Beobloke]

Don't dream about it - buy it!

They are rather good....

 

[ktish]

Beware the postage cost. It is insane from Japan

 

[Beobloke]

Beware the postage cost. It is insane from Japan

I can’t argue this but do bear in mind that Hi-Fi Do packs their stuff well enough to survive pretty much anything short of direct missile strike. It’s worth every penny.

I can show you pictures of what a GT-2000 looks like when it’s shipped from Japan in inadequate packaging if you’re interested?

 

[mikeyb]

£1300 plus delivery plus Vat.

Still I good buy and if I hadn't just bought a Sony TTS8000 I'd have been very interested.

Don't think HiFi Do are too dear on delivery when you consider how they pack and where it's coming from, cost me £85 to send and amp (33kg) on a micro pallet to Manchester a couple of weeks ago.

Santa be here soon too

PS: @Beobloke I remember your GT2000 arrival photos, grim to say the least

 

[p147]

You also have to allow for 20% VAT to be added if importing into the UK.

 

[Jimin]

'Gigantic and Tremendous player' - brilliant - worth it for that alone

 

[Pault73]

Say it's about 30kgs in weight, maybe the box would be say about 100cm x 60 cm - Does anyone have any experience of shipping costs from Japan - just interested in an overall cost, can't afford it right now, rather economics of doing it at some point in time???

 

[mikeyb]

I'm in touch with HiFiDo about UK delivery costs so I'll let you know once they've worked it out.

 

[mikeyb]

£394 to the UK via FedEx

So about £1700 plus import charges and vat of around £400 making it roughly £2100 to bring it to the UK.

I'd still consider that a decent buy

 

[AudioAl]

£394 to the UK via FedEx

So about £1700 plus import charges and vat of around £400 making it roughly £2100 to bring it to the UK.

I'd still consider that a decent buy

YEW WHAT !!!! daylight rubbery

 

[Pault73]

Thank you for sharing the costs - decent value overall, but sending ain't cheap - if you go ahead, please share updates on arrival

 

[Beobloke]

£394 to the UK via FedEx

So about £1700 plus import charges and vat of around £400 making it roughly £2100 to bring it to the UK.

I'd still consider that a decent buy

Agreed. I'm struggling to think of much else for the same price that would outperform it.

 

[unclepuncle]

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for sale High End Turntable Yamaha Gt-2000 ,Piano Black . Made in Japan 1982 the turntable working perfect the tonearm was rewired to pure silver Gardas Litz wires… very havy, about 30kg cartridge not included !!! collection only

www.gumtree.com

 

[James46]

Don't forget it's 100v, so a nice step-down will be needed, another couple of hundred.

 

[Beobloke]

Don't forget it's 100v, so a nice step-down will be needed, another couple of hundred.

£70.60 plus postage.

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100va 230v to 100v Voltage Converter with one Japanese socket

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[paulfromcamden]

£70.60 plus postage.

UK-JA0100 - Use Japanese Appliances in The UK

100va 230v to 100v Voltage Converter with one Japanese socket

airlinktransformers.com

Yeah but you need to budget another couple of hundred quid for a suitably audiophile fuse Adam.

 

[Pault73]

Yeah but you need to budget another couple of hundred quid for a suitably audiophile fuse Adam.

smiles.....

 

[Paul L]

I would love a GT5000 turntable alongside my Rega just because of all the high mass decks I like that the most for irrational reasons. If I were in your shoes though OP I expect I’d pick a Technics given local supply and support for the money you’re looking at.