Here is the Germany website conversion price from Euros: 4,137.20 EUR = 5,291.32 USD (this is before tax mind you)

The U.K. website of 4,759.26 USD (from Euros) is before tax also. With a CA. tax rate of 7.75% the Audya would cost 5,128.11 after tax in my home State.

PS: The reason I was saying around $5,000 was because the (beta) Audya that was being sold a while back on a U.K. website was around $5,100 or so. If they were selling a beta Audya for that amount I would have to think the fully released version will be comparable in price if not more. And apparently I was in the ballpark huh??..

>> I wanted to respond to "To The Genesis" about my using the word flawed when evaluating the Audya's inner pinings. You are right. I think "flawed" was a misnomer and an overstatement of the fact. I think a better word would be "shortcoming" instead.

Either way though: the Audya, in my opinion, has "limitations" that should be addressed. It is up to each person to decide if those limitations are still worth the high price tag attached to the Audya. Call it an opinion, call it a biased opinion, call it what you want. It is ultimately my own personal opinion based on my own understanding of the Audya (because getting answers from Ketron is like pulling teeth i.e. a very difficult procedure) but is "not" meant to dissuade "others" from buying the Audya.

>> We need to call a spade a spade though don't we? We don't want to walk around like the "Emperor's New Clothes" and hide our heads in the sand against all reason, along with the facts that are starting to stare us in the face. If people are still willing to shell out the dough for an Audya I say MORE POWER TO THEM! Evidently for them the positives outweigh the negatives.

I commend them in their decision if they choose to do so. Because hopefully it will help to keep Ketron afloat through these difficult economic times. Although the people who buy an Audya may face bankruptcy themselves instead. Hopefully not though.

All the best,
Mike