Price concerns? C'mon. Several of these models have been absolute bargains for years, with the price staying exactly the same for who knows how many years. Yet parts, labor, rent, etc. for all companies has been going up. So, finally a price increase, which could be justified for the product with no improvements based on how long the price was frozen, and it's a concern?
Compared to how they sound, are supported, and are built, relative to the competition many of the .5 models are absolute bargains, and would be at the new pricing.
I don't sell them, I don't make them, so I have no vested interest. But I use them and usually laugh when friends bring over some of the higher priced spreads for comparison.
As for the above comment "Constrict supply = raise price. Economics.", I don't think that is fair when directed toward Pass or other "good guy" companies who have never shown any inclination toward that behavior, like Pass, Vandersteen, Magnepan, Quicksilver, DeVore, to name a few.
