@tablejockey @ghdprentice nailed it. Look for an older model. I’d be willing to bet that the Amati G4’s sound fantastic and you wouldn’t be disappointed. I love my G5’s and last year when I bought mine, it was really hard for me to come up with the money. If I was just now looking, I couldn’t spend that much. What ever the reason for the huge price increase, they’re driving people away.
All the best.