2. amps-preamps
  3. 1276717237

How does Boulder equipment avoid obsolescence?

I am going to ask the question it seems no one else is asking. In this time of here today gone tomorrow technology, how does Boulder continue to essentially run the same lines year after year? Case in point the 2050,2060,2010,and 2020 line have been in production for over 13 years now. The only thing that has changed in that time is the price, which keeps going upward 2050's now go for 83k, the original price was 59k. Look I understand that good engineering is a big part of their success i get that, It seems the space shuttle was once cutting edge technology in its time too, but no more. As it will technology has a shelf life why not the Boulders ?? For those curious of my diatribe on Boulder the why, I am considering purchasing the 1012 as a one box front end solution and can't help but wonder am i buying old technology here ???
definitive5150

Showing 2 responses by mapman

mapman's avatar
mapman
22,689 posts
 
I'm no Boulder expert by any stretch but I'm guessing it has been an established good design that has also been well executed from the start and that is what you are buying into? Why change it?

I'd have to believe that something has changed in teh design over all those years, different parts utilized, tighter QA constraints, something, even if basic design is the same.

Good designs have been around for a long time, especially in the areas of turntables, amps and speakers. Digital is a bit newer and more dynamically evolving still.

The design of my OHM speakers is about 30 years old now already, though the basic design has been refined several times since then. They are one of the long lived, bankable gold standards for good sound, IMHO.

Longevity is one of the most bankable indicators of a good product. I firmly believe that.
mapman's avatar
mapman
22,689 posts
 
Think about which train you'd rather be on to get to your destination.

A rock solid design with years of refinement and fine tuning behind it?

The latest and greatest and yet unproven new design that tries to solve the same basic problem that has been around for about 100 years (amplified reproduction of sound) differently yet again?
More to discover