Basic economics 101....
Trump’s sanctions raise the prices consumers pay.
incoming shipments of components go up in cost, brand has no choice but to pass these on... Note that for the Monolith amplifiers built by ATI, many significant Internal components including metal work, heat sinks, transformers, amplifier modules are from China..
While inflation continues to erode the value of the US $..
Will prices ever return to previous lower levels, can’t say but IMHO not likely...
Just my $0.02....