This topic caught my eye as I bought an Arturia MatrixBrute a couple weeks ago. I knew Arturia was headquartered in France and was quite surprised to receive a box with, "Made in China" stamped on it. I guess I just thought it would be made in France
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Check this out, I bought my MatrixBrute through Amazon.com and a 3rd party seller named, "Everything Music" on July 28. I paid $1,999 and they threw in a 1 year extended free warranty. There were several Amazon retailers selling the MxB for $1,999, and a few at $2,299. I just took a look on Amazon and not a single Amazon retailer is selling the synth now for anything less than $2,299! Everything Music is now selling the MatrixBrute for $2,299 with no extended warranty for a price increase of 15%. I guess the old saying is true...timing is everything
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So what do people think, is it correct to surmise that this price increase and elimination of the extended warranty is an effect of the recently announced China tariff?