I was myopically focused on avoiding software stacks that are flavor-of-the-month and don't provide much !/$ -- but you've correctly pointed out that the hardwa

I was myopically focused on avoiding software stacks that are flavor-of-the-month and don't provide much !/$ -- but you've correctly pointed out that the hardware is much more likely to flake out first. In particular, reliable sliders/knobs would definitely be a challenge. Thank you for the super-detailed and thoughtful reply!