Magico A3

[KIBM]

I am going to this event too, looking forward to it as I have S3 mkI and on the face of it the A3 sounds as though it may be better them with it more modern parts etc.  Will post some impressions here afterwards.

FYI UK price is £11,998 according to the Absolute Sounds price list I received last week.

Why the disparity in prices between the U.K. and USA?
At the present exchange rate, $9,800 = £7017.35. That’s nearly £5000 difference.
We are being shafted here!

Does look bad but in the US you need to add state tax which is about 10%.
If you bought them in the US and imported them yourself it would be another 20% in Vat and about 8% in import duty + freight shipping = £9500 approx. In fact it would cost you a lot more in shipping as you would not get the preferential rates - especially with big lumps like Magico and Wilson 
That leaves £2500 for the importer and distributer who will set up the speakers correctly in your room - that is worth significant cash and peace of mind with Wilson, Magico and Martin Logan products which can be a real pain to install on your own
I know this cause I thought about doing it myself, but then realised all the hassle it would be!
Yes, the Importer takes a significant cut but that is business and I've always found that AS have given me good trade in deals when I have moved on or up from a model.

It might be comforting to know that our US friends suffer the same when we send them products from SME, B&W, KEF etc   

K