US Model OK In Australia ?

Hi Mully. There was an issue with another guy who bought one with 120V on the back and wanted to use it in a country that was 240V, but we determined it works OK up to 240V.

But surely there is a way for you to get the console here in Australia. I can get Roland onto it here of you like. Allans in Melbourne have got the whole system but we should be able to get the console shipped to you. (either from Roland or Allans) Let me look into it.

At least if you do it this way you are going to have better and closer support if you need it from the Roland people here in Australia and they are very helpful.

Quick update. Been quoted $4499AU less some store discount that the sales guy couldn't be exact on.

Jeff, if it's not asking too much I'd be REALLY interested in knowing what sort of dollars you are aware of it being available for in Oz. $2500AU from US obviously looks a lot better than the $4500... albeit a s/h unit that is in excellent condition etc. I think Sweetwater had them around the $3k and a bit mark too not long ago.

Over $4k is unfortunately a show stopper.

Thanks again.

No worries at all. I suppose you have got to weigh up the cost factor. In Australia it seems like it is quite expensive. There are some amazing deals overseas. I have just been to some of the US shops and you can get the whole V Studio system now for $4134 AU dollars! That is not bad. Console only is $2500 (AU) I would say it is very tempting. But the free shipping applies to the US only. Some of these stores are not even allowed to ship certain products internationally. So to Mully check if they can in fact ship to Australia and how much it is going to be. Even the console only would amount to a bit of weight and physical size as well. It may not be cost effective.

Did you see on another thread the pictures of the box after it arrived. There was a whole chunk missing of the packing box at one end! This came from a US supplier into Europe I think it was but the dangers are there. Check into what insurance or damage protection policies are in place.

I am sure it is a reliable piece of gear. If a power supply blows under the warranty period how are you going to co-ordinate the repair and replacement etc.. But once the warranty period is up you can get it repaired here in Australia. That is only hardware issues which may never eventuate. The build quality is very high with this unit. Updating software will be easy from the website.

Just yesterday I was looking at ordering some parts for my motorbike. The shop here quoted me $649 - I bought the EXACT same parts for $251 later that night, and around $50 in shipping (from the UK)! And, ironically, I'm going to receive the parts faster than I would have if the shop here in Perth shipped them in from over East!

I really think this is an issue Australian distributors are going to have to deal with. It's almost criminal, the extra charges they land on us. As I said in my earlier post, it's gotten to a point where I don't even bother enquiring about local prices, I jump straight on Sweetwater, Front End Audio or ebay and pay a fraction of the price. Case in point, a purchase I'm in the process of making, http://www.audiochocolate.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=129_120&products_id=2648 

versus

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/m801/



also http://www.onlinemusicstore.com.au/index.php?page=showProduct&id=PREADL600

versus

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ADL600/


If I buy here in Australia, I pay $9225 excluding shipping. If I buy from America, I pay US$6471.92 = AU$7120.21, excluding shipping. This is only for 2 items and I would already save around AU$2000. No one in their right mind is going to pay that much more. Jeff, I know you represent Roland, maybe have a word to them about this stuff - it would be great to be able to buy from Australia! I'm willing to pay a few hundred dollars more - but not a few thousand! A VS-700C is not to far away for me, wouldn't it be great if I could buy it in Australia for around $2800?