As a Russian mic fan I've been really impressed by some reviews and samples
of the Nevaton 416 mic. Only problem is they seem pretty difficult to
source in Europe.

I contacted Nevaton and received a nice letter from the head of the
company(!) forwarding me to their Swedish dealer. The Swedish guys had a
very attractive price ... until you added on the +25% Swedish value added
tax (I'm used to paying 16% in Germany). With shipping the price came to
exactly the same as I would pay the one German supplier I have so far
found. Looks like there is a recommended retail price in Western Europe and
nobody is squeezing their margins on this one.

As far a US dealers go I checked the Sound Room but they don't carry the
Nevaton 416 at the moment.

I also looked at a few dealers in Eastern Europe but their prices were way
higher than the German price.

Anyone know any other dealers, preferably in the EU ?

A

On Sun, 08 May 2005 17:56:15 +0200, Aiden Humphreys
wrote:

As a Russian mic fan I've been really impressed by some reviews and
samples
of the Nevaton 416 mic. Only problem is they seem pretty difficult to
source in Europe.

I contacted Nevaton and received a nice letter from the head of the
company(!) forwarding me to their Swedish dealer. The Swedish guys had a
very attractive price ... until you added on the +25% Swedish value added
tax (I'm used to paying 16% in Germany). With shipping the price came to
exactly the same as I would pay the one German supplier I have so far
found. Looks like there is a recommended retail price in Western Europe
and
nobody is squeezing their margins on this one.


As they're exporting to Germany you should be able to persuade them to
sell the mics VAT free and then just pay the German VAT when they arrive.

Cheers.

James.