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Behringer synth prices just rose by up to 70% in the US - are Trump tariffs to blame? (www.musicradar.com)

submitted 4 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/synths@midwest.social

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Tl;dr. No, a 10-20% tax increase does not justify a 70% price hike. This looks like corporate greed.

[–] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

In truth, the 70% was just one, low end product which could have been due to any number of factors. The other price hikes quoted were much more in line with the tarrifs.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

An accurate answer would be "partly".