Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody View Post
I don't know why any one would bring gear in with that ridiculous amount of duty. $12k for a $6k player is crazy.
yes! Peabody you can say that again...

in fact that is why no one brings in high-end electronics into Australia unless you are the importer, because of the high duty they discourage this type of transaction for individuals.

what they encourage you to do is go to your nearest local store/highend audio retailer/dealer or importer and pruchase through them, not directly from the manufacturer, hence you can do so, but be prepared to pay over %100 on duty and other fees, unless of course you can smuggle it! which is not a great idea either...

oh! by the way I have a wonderful c-j LP66s sitting in my system at the moment connected to the awesome ACT2 preamp driving my Quads. I also hooked up the LP125 for a little while and didn't like their sound at all.

here's a quick comparison of the LP66S:
1. The sound is nearly closer to that golden c-j glow sound... but does not quite get there.
2. it's quicker, lot more quieter and punchier, more oomph!
3. very smooth, non-fatiguing, listenable for endless hours...
4. doesn't have the finesse of the MV60se. similar drive since delivers 60/ch but lacks some punch and lower definition.
5. mids and highs are fine, bass is questionable - a bit loose, not as tight as the mv60 nor mv60se or mv60se using kt120 tubes.
6. takes a dam long time to run in, due to more teflon caps being used, once run in for a while does sound better...

sound of the original MV60se: - much better all round based on the points as above using 6550C tubes, far better soundstage.

sound of the MV60se with KT120 output tubes: outstanding!
a whole new level of realism, definition and palpability and incredible bass detail. driven with an ACT2, wow! the live event is happening right there in its most natural state.

I am keeping the LP66S for a while, like to see how it improves if at all..., and will do some tube rolling with KT120's just to see if it can better my current mv60se - if it does then I'll keep it!

Been running this thing in since Saturday, no significant improvement as yet, although very slightly, smoother mids & silky highs. bass pretty much the same... not tight enough.

keep you posted, cheers!
RJ
p.s.
(keep that mv60 for now, unless you were able to change tubes to KT120's they are simply outstanding tubes!) you will be impressed