Behringer Synth Prices Jump Up To 70% In US, Following New US Tariffs
It looks like new US tariff taxes are starting to impact synth prices, with some prices jumping close to 70%.
The Trump administration recently announced a wide range of tax increases on goods imported into the US. The new tariffs promise to hit instrument prices hard, unfortunately, since almost all synths and electronic music gear is now either made in China, or made with Chinese parts.
People are reporting that pricing on Behringer gear spiked significantly overnight at some retailers. Here are a few examples:
- Behringer Poly D Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer – was $569, now $629
- Behringer Wave – was $599, now $689
- Behringer Swing USB MIDI Keyboard Controller – was $99, now $169
- Behringer Pro VS Mini Hybrid Vector Synthesizer – was $99, now $119
- Behringer JT-4000 Micro Hybrid Modeling Synthesizer – was $49, now $70.90
- Behringer UB-Xa 16-voice Bi-timbral Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer – was $999, now $1299
- Behringer System 55 Eurorack Modular Synthesizer – was $1,599, now $1,899
It’s not clear yet how broadly tariffs will impact pricing across the music gear industry, but this is probably a taste of what’s to come.
What do you think about the new taxes and their impact on music gear prices in the US? Bad economic policy? Opportunistic price gouging? Share your thoughts in the comments!
