I traded some emails with the guy in Canada today,it may have gone up a little he offered it to me with the standard 11" DD coil for 699 shipped. I have been watching the machines I have been wanting to try one myself. some of the test videos on the net are pretty awesome. I was glad to see amcjavelin get one and do some testing. I hate to base a purchase solely on the manufacturers videos. I use a gold bug SE with the 11"DD coil every day,and I am impressed by the vista. I think this guy in bulgaria is closing in on red heat,and Tek G2/gold bug SE territory. I can tell you gbse will high tone on that brick chisel all day,it loves flat iron.But I am starting to realize that is a lesser evil. I will probably send this guy 7bills.