Tom,

In general, any time you have something shipped to you via UPS into Canada, you should expect massive headaches. Avoid them at all costs! THE problem is that they apply grossly outrageous brokerage fees to everything valued at more than $20Cdn. I've had packages with declared values less than that cost me $17Cdn in brokerage fees alone. Imagine what they'll ding you for a Model 950!?

To avoid this I do one of two things:

1. Insist that all shipments come via USPS. That might be a problem for large (heavy) packages (like big speakers) but should not be for something the size and weight of a 950. USPS gets handled by Canada Post which, near as I can tell, charges a flat $5Cdn fee for brokerage.

2. If you travel to the US (as I often do) have it shipped to you there and bring it back as part of your duty-free allowance (or part thereof). That's what I did with my 950. Most hotels will hold packages for you for at least 30 days. Contact their mail / receiving people first to be sure. (The only caveat on this approach is that Outlaw's banking / credit system is much pickier than most. If you are paying by credit card you will need to contact your credit card folks and have them add the shipping address to a special note to your credit card file - since it and your credit card mailing addresses will be different and Outlaw's credit service will reject it. In some cases the credit card people will not know how to do this properly and your order will be rejected. This happened to me and the shipment never showed up at my hotel. Luckily I was back in the US a month later and got things straightened out in time. Even luckier was that the unit shipped the day that the EPROM software glitches were fixed. So in the end the delay was good for me!)

I have other tricks that I could share with you if you post your email address. Canada Customs might be watching!

Regards.

Jeff Mackwood