teenage engineering really aren't beating the 'pretty toys for rich people' allegations anymore huh.
like, the op1 pre-2019 price hike was expensive, but that price was still somewhat defensible though. there just literally wasn't any competition. (there still isn't imho).
the opz was exciting because i really thought they were going into a more utilitarian direction w/ prices that were adequate for that kinda gear. but the whole field lineup is just... a really tough pill to swallow. like i don't think it's super unreasonable to charge a teenage engineering tax for certain things because they're genuinely really good at making hardware that's fun and pleasant to use, but... selling a field recorder with arguably less utility than a zoom h4n at more than 7x the price... c'mon
i still really really appreciate their industrial design and let's be real, i'd own the entire field lineup if i had that kinda spending money, but those prices just aren't justifiable anymore like the op1 was lmao
