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What makes a good piece of audio gear ?

Is is the design ? If so how many possible designs are there for say an amp ?
Is it the materials used ?
What else am i missing ?
Are new designs even possible anymore ?
Will the future bring better gear ?
Something that is eye catching / Fancy looking will make one envision how nice the sound must be . Obviously that is not the case ,but it brings the mind there .
Let's take asthetics out . Envision all gear used the same exact box to house the gear . Only the sound would make are decisions on what to buy . Do you think the most expensive ones show through ?
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In order of importance:

1) Good circuit/crossover design.

2) Parts choices (and spending your parts budget on the parts of the circuit where quality parts will make the most difference).

I will also add that in my experience a good power supply in a component makes a big difference. Particularly in amps and preamps. And quality transformers matter (for power supplies, tube output transformers, and SUTs for LOMCs).
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