Originally Posted by Joelc
JerryL, I have purcahsed a lot of equipmentdirectly from the UK in the past -- most of it from TAG -- and am very familiar with the duties and atxes that are levied both in Canada (where I live) and in the US (where I have an office) and can tell you that the duties and taxes do not even come close to that difference...
You bought direct from the UK. The US prices are as bought from the US, via the US subsidiary. Do you think this subsidiary is run for free? Well of course not. So I expect that part of the difference is the cost of running Meridian America Inc.

Meridian owner since 1992
Prime & PSU, Focal Elear headphones, Roon (ROCK 8Gi5 NUC), Explorer 1 & 2, F80. 200/203, various Sonos (via Roon).