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
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
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?