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Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan

Seems like there can be some decent savings when buying certain cartridges directly from Japan, vs buying from here in the US. Since I'm just learning about cartridges, would there be any kind of difference between a Japan model and a US model, maybe electrically or something, that would prevent using a Japan model here in the US? I would think they would be exactly the same, but I want to be sure before I maybe do anything. Thanks.
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tom_hankins
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I've used 2juki (ebay) for a new cartridge. Very happy with my purchase. He offered a week or two return option then, but not sure if he still does now.
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viridian
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Raul, my pleasure, I have purchased both from Audiocubes2 and from JICO directly. I have a friend that also had good luck with EIFL.
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pbnaudio
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Have bought from 2Juki several times- have never been disappointed.

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jmcgrogan2
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I have bought from 2juki twice, and both times have worked out very well.
thuchan
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buying used carts is always a very delicate matter. I know that it became very popular in the MM arena. But regarding MC carts from my personal experiences I would be very careful with certain platforms in Japan like
otomon_vintage. Usally the are not operated by Japanese. Having lived in Japan I know the difference and how it works. Japanese are very honest and trustworthy people in general.
I would prefer 2Juki or TopClass Audio (both Hongkong based). I also made good experiences with other sellers in HKK and Australia and also with Joynetcafe in Japan. Hope this helps.
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