The Roon U.K. pricing is tame in comparison to some brands. I was recently over in the U.S. I'd been looking at McIntosh here for a passive system, and had a quick look in the States. I nearly fell over.

E.g. MC312, $7500 vs £10,500. So, the USD price, in GBP would (at today's exchange rate) be £5948. This means one has to pay over £4500 more in the UK (in other words, almost half the UK price is simply import and UK dealer fees). That's insane - how does it possibly cost almost as much to import it and sell it as actually manufacture it?

This puts the Mc gear in a completely different, more esoteric price point over here. In the U.S. they are a mid-price brand, you can purchase them at Best Buy. Here it's all premier dealers like K.J. West One. No wonder they have to lock out regional mains changes these days...

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502