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Hi,I'm very interested in getting a pair of BL5s, however, in Singapore, the prices are ridiculous!
I'm looking at SGD$38,500! Which is about USD$26,000 and 16,000 Pound sterling.
Am I being ripped off? What other way can I get my speakers at a more decent price?
I was wondering whether I should fly somewhere else and purchase the speakers there and ship them back, since the warranty guidelines indicate that the 2 year warranty is international.
Maniax,
I feel your pain. I bought my BL5's in Indonesia in 2004 via B&O Singapore. The price then was SGD26,000 and the SGD to the UK Pound was 3.2 to 1. It was a real bargain at GBP8200 per set.
However, I'm adding to your pain! I suspect the cause is a) a flamboyant economy in Singapore and b) that the exchange rate is probably a reflection of the weakness of the US Dollar (and false protection of the SGD economy with the USD rather than a function of the British Pound).
If you have the mobility and that Singaporian tax regime is favourable, why not buy from the UK and have them shipped to you. A couple of good flight boxes (I have drawings) and cargo insurance will cost an extra USD2000 but it still represents a saving of near to $10,000 if no extra taxes are due.
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OMG. They just rose prices over in Singapore again? I remember it was just around $33000 the last time I checked. Yeah... Singapore is getting kinda weird. Flamboyant economy.... makes you wonder who is benefiting.... people here are like the opposite of flamboyant... words to describe are dull, pretentious, cheap and unclassy... haha. Sorry just got my wallet stolen at the Fitness First gym over here. It's like the third time. So gonna switch to a classier gym.
At that price it will be so much easier to just call the dealer over in UK or something and arrange a credit card or wire transaction .
Thank you everyone for their help! I have contacted the UK retailers and are looking forward to hearing from them. Yes Singapore is an over-rated place haha!
Anyways just would like to say that the Beolab 5s are one helluva pair of speakers. Blew me away when I first heard them, and that's saying a lot considering I own a pair of Martin Logans.
Their weight (speakers alone) is 61kg each. Been quoted the delivery charges, it wasn't as bad as expected, but I'm wondering now what the custom charges and tax would be.
Shall do more research now!
UPS and Fedex are b*sta*rds like that. Charge you over the top rates for nil service and dont give you the choice.
You need to talk to a good freight forwarder for a price. A container worth of goods will only cost $600-900 so a couple of easy inspectable boxes should be a fraction of that.
Looking at singapore customes, I think they are only bothered in ciggs, booze, motors and petrol so anything else should just be straight-forward GST (3 or 7%).
You also would be advised to get the packages insured. I use Marsh (Gateway) but ACIS cargo insurance is also OK.
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