in regards to uk prices,you can get the tyros for less than £1800 (i doubt if none of our members would pay the rec/retail price unless it was bought on finance)this subject has come up many times,they are priced to a country to what they can (will) afford to pay,the best way is to go to a country for a holiday where you can buy at low prices,possibly taiwan? but if anything goes wrong then you will have to fork out for repairs,personally i would prefer it if i had a george kay or a dano etc shop locally and deal with them,their prices are fair and the aftersales service is second to none, mike