Which is kinda ironic from JHS given their reputation…
the more important thing for cost isn’t as much the R&D but the cost of manufacture.
sourcing pcbs and population and assembly in the U.K. or China costs more. Living wage in Kansas city will be more than in China …
the thing to work out is if those wages then help fund a company who’s going to be investing in r&d in what’s not a massive market…
it’s a hard one though as I will quite happily build my own clone of a big muff rather than a £300 boutique brand big muff