The price goes up? Oddly enough, I did look at this and allowing for inflation the prices of the new Pro range are almost identical to prices of the old Expert range when first released. In fact, on a watt per £ basis, the 1000 Pro is actually half the price of a 2013 D500!
1000 Pro - KEF Blade - iFi Zen Stream - Mutec REF10 - MC3+USB - Pro-Ject Signature 12