> Those synths are famous and expensive because they're an important part of musical culture Not only that, many synths are expensive at launch because of R&D

> Those synths are famous and expensive because they're an important part of musical culture Not only that, many synths are expensive at launch because of R&D and production costs (considering the small amount they produce), and impossible they're already part of "musical culture" as they just launched. TE and Elektron stuff is expensive at launch as just one counter-example.