I do not know if my mail comes faster as part of the Commonwealth, but my previous shipment came in 7 calendar days. I only paid the cheapest, unregistered shipping. I had my shipped email in under 15 miutes of ordering. I suspect that DV is a very small operation, with few employees and in a country that is much more expensie to live in (if media is accurate) than Canada. At the prices they charge, I am thankful, but very surprised theey have lasted so long and had quite the catalogue to give us. Audio Fidelity was good, but not THAT good. I am waiting for my second recent order as I like to order in 4's. I know thw wait is worth it, I am curious about the VAT though. I have no idea how much it is or if they add it to UK orders or remove it from International orders. Not complaining though, some of my fave quads are now legitimately dirgital (tm Quad Linda). I wonder which ones I will add to my collection next month?