To me, this sounds like a way to try and corner the full market for US customers. Some US customer like myself did not buy directly from the company due to the fact I could find a cheaper price somewhere else. Next, they will tell their resellers that they can only sell to their local area like most speaker companies do today. It is a shame if this is true. It seems that greed has set in. I love the Axiom speakers I own. I plan to upgrade in the future but I might look at someone elses speakers or even build my own if they go up any furthur on prices. It seems that their name has finally got out to the public so lets do what every other company does start raising our prices. I am not trying to be harsh; I just hate to see when good companies get the big head.