Originally Posted by AndrewPG
I also don’t understand how it can be $499 but £599 over here in the UK
Works the other way around as well though. DSP8000XE advertised launch price: RRP £75,000 (UK) MRSP $125,000 (USA). UK price is inc VAT so £75,000 - 20% is £62,500. That times $1.3 to the £ on a good day gets you $81,250, which is also a chunk of change of difference. I know it's now bumped up to £80K, but still, if you were American you might have reason to grumble.

Main System: Trinnov Altitude 32-8-16, 271, 2 x 8KXE, 1 x 8KPP, 6 x M6 Surrounds, Rel No.25, Oppo 203, Zappiti Pro 4K HDR, Roon, WiiM Mini.