Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc

I was just asking if anyone has actually bought from Japan and what was their experiences were, clearly it sound like you have not.

I do know it will be 100v and have talked to acupwr  about transformers.

I do appreciate the responses, but take kind of a back seat to the 'buy legit"

thing, nothing wrong with buying from Japan, its called free market, yes there can be some pitfalls. One is servicing, I am going to call some audio repair places and get their response etc, any other info feel free, thanks

Thanks for the input, dont think there is anything illegal about buying goods from Japan. I do know a step down transformer would be needed, and there is no warranty, same as buying used,, although the few that I have looked at offer a 60 day return, well thats a 2 month warranty in my book.

Most offer free shipping, has anyone bought one recently and what transformer was used, not saying I am going to do this just looking at all options, because the price difference is huge.

Many thanks for the replies, especially those with Japan buying experiences.

I think some think that buying from Japan is illegal or that their version isn't the same or up to spec as the US version, they are different voltage hence the step down unit.  There are pros and cons to going this route I know. Don't know what I may do BUT it is pretty hard not to look into it at least.

I mean you go on ebay and Luxman is about half the price....with free shipping.

Well I did bite the bullet so to speak, I did buy an Accuphase E280

NOT from Japan but a used US version should arrive today.

Appreciate all the input.