Starkeeper,

A while ago there used to be a store on Bloor, called Remenyi (sp?) house of music, who were the Technics dealers. Also, since Technics do not set MSRP's their dealers can charge whatever the market can bear. Hence going to them is like visiting a car dealership. It also means that they may be more open to negotiations on price. I went to a local Technics dealer, who quoted me an astronomical "list" price on the KN7000 (soon after it came out), and then very quickly cut it by a third, seeing that I was about to turn around and leave the store. I have a feeling that had I wanted to really buy it, rather than just play it at the store, he would go down some more. This would still make it more expensive than the MSRP for Tyros (and I don't mean the street price), but since many Technics users have an almost irrational attachment to the brand (akin to the level of devotion seen among the users of Apple Macintosh), they may be prepared to pay some premium.

REgards,
Alex