Weeeell maybe audio marches on -- the question is in what direction?
Mind you labour intensive applicatons have become much more expensive -- even though digital (s/w, etc) has helped lower the prices in certain domains... Also certain materials cost has skyrocketed (remember "Alnico"?).
BTW some older DESIGNS are quite good but hardly cost effective; newer designs take into account the better components that are now available and contemporary tastes and price sensitivity and, of course, use modelling to reduce (r&)d costs.
Coming to think of it there is precious little "r" in the audio frequencies reproduction after all... it's mostly "d", isn't it? Cheers
Mind you labour intensive applicatons have become much more expensive -- even though digital (s/w, etc) has helped lower the prices in certain domains... Also certain materials cost has skyrocketed (remember "Alnico"?).
BTW some older DESIGNS are quite good but hardly cost effective; newer designs take into account the better components that are now available and contemporary tastes and price sensitivity and, of course, use modelling to reduce (r&)d costs.
Coming to think of it there is precious little "r" in the audio frequencies reproduction after all... it's mostly "d", isn't it? Cheers