Green Mountain Audio at RMAF

I noticed on another thread that you said that you thought the Europas were perhaps a little unrefined for classical music.
That hasn't been my experience, but I do think that they are brutally honest about upstream equipment and recording quality.
I also agree that at $2900 the callisto has vaulted several price brackets, so it's going to be up against much stiffer competition than my $900 Europas. I'm afraid that price increases may kill GMA's customer base.

I emailed Janet Lynn, CEO of GMA and she verified the price increase to $2900 on the Callisto. Packing and material costs have a huge impact on costs. I wonder if this will be a trend with all manufacturers with the rise of fuel and transportation costs nation wide.

I think I agree with Opalchip. My guess is that GMA are moving from pricing based on a profit margin to pricing based on what the market will bear.

That's a fully justifiable decision for them to make. If they think $2900 Callistos will sell against their competition then good luck to them. It is every business' right to charge what the market will bear for a product regardless of the cost of production of that product.

I can say, however, that the chances that I trade up in from my Europas is now absolutely nill.

GMA is honoring the $2295 price until the release of their new website. This may be this weekend or as late as January, depending on what is posted first. I love my Callisto's, but I agree, I would have to demo many speakers in this price range before I made a purchase. At 2295, I could not find a better speaker for my small room.