If you have niche requirements then expect to pay some premium for the gear because the development costs are amortized into the unit price. It’s that way for A

If you have niche requirements then expect to pay some premium for the gear because the development costs are amortized into the unit price. It’s that way for AV gear as well as many other niches. If the market won’t bear the price then people or companies able or willing to bear the development risk will shrink, or in this case maybe never develop.