Marc has also stated that the Ti|2 will not go anywhere the Ti|1 wont. So the only difference the Ti|2 will ever have over the Ti|1 is upto 25% extra polyphony, and a lighter chassis (in weight). So the Ti|2 is a refresh of the present TI incarnation.

He also stated the wholesale price of the Ti|1 and Ti|2 remained the same, so any price jumps are due to either 1) the crap financial market, 2) exchange rates bouncing all over the place between different countries, and 3) retailers.

In our country (England) the Ti|2 was originally £700 more expensive than the Ti|1 used to be, but it's settled down to £200 more than the original Ti|1. The Pound Sterling took a hammering in the world recession but is settling down a bit.