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Just keep watching for sales. Any time things slow down FS starts putting things on sale... what they have right now is the Digital 1001 for a couple of hundred off (1099 cdn), the 235 for $100 off ($799 cdn) and the 135 for $100 off (599 cdn).

Not great but better than no discount at all.

ya i saw those, but i want like $500 off before i even consider buying the 435 as its like $1500

You might want to reconsider the online dealers in the states, particularly if you are close to the US border. It is fairly rare that people like Din get a lemon receiver and the prices for HK's (and many other brands) are a ton cheaper in the US versus Canada. HK Canada has a real tough lock on Canadian dealers to keep prices unreasonably high. If close to the Canadian border you can order it to a US location, go across the border and pick it up and the warantee will be good. If anything goes wrong, across the border you go again and send it in for work. There is no duty between US and Canada on receivers so duty isn't a concern.

I was in your shoes a few months ago and decided to take a chance on a refurb. Onyko 702 for a mere $400 USD from an online dealer. To my door it cost $620 USD (shipping, brokerage abd exchange all considered). I saw the same unit on sale at the local shop for $1259 the other day. I figure for that kind of savings, in the unlikely event something goes wrong i've still got a $600 repair budget to work with and still come out even. But so far no problems. Btw, the vasy majority of folks on this board have had excellent results buying refurb. electronics as the inherant problems have already been found and fixed.

Something to think about if you are a bit of a risk taker.

hmm, i never thought of doing that, as i live right across the river from detroit, i can just make a trip to circuit city and pick one up.. but are you sure about the no duty on the receiver? why wouldnt there be>?

HK receivers seem to be made in China so the free trade provisions would not apply... but it is possible that the specific tariff code that receivers fall under has zero duty; I don't know.

Is it possible to gently ask why we think there is no duty on receivers ?

I've been away a few days.

I bought an Onkyo receiver from an online US store and being a Japanese company and manufactured in Malaysia expected to be charged duty by the brokerage company. But i wasn't. I decided not to ask Canada customs for an explanation.

Paul