musichal
poet emeritus
I think that might be "reissue", not "retro".
Reissue:
Retro:
It doesn't seem like there is enough demand for something like what you mention. I mean enough demand for someone to develop it, market it, and produce it for low prices.
Even with the economy of scale of iPhones, they can cost a grand. A guitar amplifier, with their reasonable demand and low-design-cost is a couple of grand. And that amp's "development" stopped 50 years ago.
What is nice, though, is that right now is the golden-age of sound. The quality you can get has never been better. If you love vintage, that still exists. If you love the ultimate in high-end, that exists too.
Much like the car shown above. People may think of 60s/70s "muscle cars" as great, but the reality is... today's cars will smoke those cars in every single way. Performance, power numbers, comfort, reliability, gas mileage, low-maintenance.... we have it all these days.
Not a market for what I described? Better tell McIntosh, Levinson and some others. Such features they are doing now will trickle down, if history is any indication, to more affordable brands/models. That's what I think.