going to china

goingganzo
goingganzo Posts: 2,793
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
well guys this will be my seccond atempt to take a break at work and go to china for some site seeing and to get some knock off's i mean seccond time i mean my father was going there on busness and got sick so he cancled the trip. now he is better and hopefully we will be leaving on the 11

i am going for a little over a week to shangai
i plan on buying a set of calaway big bertha 2+ and the x16 clubs
some anime dvd
jade pendents
rice wine
and other things advice will be welcome
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited September 2004
    Sounds cool. Make sure you visit those high end audio shops like the ones Danny Tse posted months ago. Man, if I went there, I'd be in the restaurants all night long:).

    Enjoy your trip

    Maurice
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited September 2004
    Lucky dog.......take plenty of pics, hit the hifi shops and be safe.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited September 2004
    Salt water cultured pearls are an amazing bargain in China. My cousin is an oil company attorney and travels there frequently on business. She picked up a 3-piece black pearl set for me on her last visit that I gave my wife for an anniversary gift. We had them appraised for insurance coverage yesterday (always a bit high IMO), and replacement value is $2750. My cost was $450. Needless to say, I'm very pleased and my wife loves them.

    Have a great time! That's one of our dream destinations.

    Mike
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2004
    What kind of deals can you get in China on audio gear? Can you hook a polkie up with a couple of Krell amps? Let me know if you need some extra spending money. :D
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited September 2004
    Just have to make sure that they're not selling ya 220v......or whatever the voltage is that they use.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited September 2004
    Just Shanghai?

    There's a vinyl record "fever" happening in China. Apparently, a lot of vinyl gets "dumped" into the Chinese market, so you may be able to get some good deals.

    Keep your eyes out for hard to find CDs/SACDs....like the new Mark Knopfler album on SACD. You will have to do research on which artist released what album on which label so that you don't get taken by counterfeit stuff. Pirated CDs are "the norm" in China and they are very well-made. If you are careful, you can pick out the real ones from the fake one. The buzz word on CDs there is "HDCD"....everything is HDCD-encoded. The "DSD" label is starting to appear now. Yes, the Beatles "2" CD is a fake.

    Don't expect huge discounts on western brand audio components/speakers....remember, you have to ship these things back. However, you may pick up some good deals on locally produced tube amps/headphone amps, CD players, etc.... but you should take into consideration any warranty issues. This was the impression I get when I visited Guangzhou this past June. The B&W/Marantz setup was "roped off" from ordinary folks at the local audio emporium there.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited September 2004
    you can get high end watches for next to nothing. rolex , tag, patek phillip....
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited September 2004
    i wasent thinking of getting audio gear. and yes perls are a great bargen my dad last trip picked up 3 sets of fresh water perls he payed 50 for them and to buy them new it is about 1000 over here. i can bring back about 750 or 450 befor having to pay inports fees
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