Customs and duties in USA bringing and Amplfier from Europe

Why go to that much trouble? There are plenty of great amps available in the US. 

@russ69 In retrospect, it was probably a bad idea. But shipping was reasonable ($350 for a 120 lb amp, it would cost that much to ship in in the US).  I had been looking for an amp for quite a while.  I need a remote and a pre-in feature.  It is surprising how few tube amps have the pre-in or HT bypass feature.  Found an Ayon on Audiogon in Cypress.  Purchase was pretty easy, shipping took a while.  I bought the 240 V amp since i have 240V at my audio location.  May be hard to sell in the US since most do not.  It is a really nice amp though. Ayon makes good sounding stuff. 

 --Jerry

Thanks to everyone, this has been very helpful in case I buy an Amplifier from Europe.

Best regards!! 

Ayon - makes amazing CD sources (but breaks frequently)
Jadis - will be extremely expensive ... has its own style of sound
T + A ... good technique, but in the USA you will find a dealer
If you are not afraid of difficulties (you need to look for delivery through intermediary countries) and want a cool amplifier for life - there is a Russian company