I have to add my two cents, you can read mine and others about the Minis which are currently my reference speakers and the price I have seen is $2500 direct or was. The Minis are so good that the 3.0 can only been even better if thats possible. I have owned speakers with Dynaaudio drivers and they I believe to my ears the SP Tech are better than anything I have owned and posibly heard at the shows. I think that SP TECH is still trying to catch up on orders(?)And most of us who have recieved them feel lucky. IMHO/ FWIW