Neil McCauley
10-10-2017, 09:36
Paul McGowan writes:
As designers, we want nothing but the best in our creations—the finest capacitors, connectors, power supplies, and wiring. Yet there’s an obvious problem with that. Not every product can be cost-no-object. Otherwise, few among us could afford to buy equipment for our music systems.
And thus the art of intelligent compromise comes into play. Take cars as an example.
Elon Musk has started to change the world with his all-electric Tesla automobiles, yet they remain too expensive for the average person. Which is why the company is introducing their Model 3 which begins to bring it into the realm of pricing many more can afford. So, where do Tesla designers compromise to lower costs?
If they are smart, they do not violate the core reasons people .....
Continues at http://www.hifianswers.com/2017/10/not-every-product-can-be-cost-no-object/
As designers, we want nothing but the best in our creations—the finest capacitors, connectors, power supplies, and wiring. Yet there’s an obvious problem with that. Not every product can be cost-no-object. Otherwise, few among us could afford to buy equipment for our music systems.
And thus the art of intelligent compromise comes into play. Take cars as an example.
Elon Musk has started to change the world with his all-electric Tesla automobiles, yet they remain too expensive for the average person. Which is why the company is introducing their Model 3 which begins to bring it into the realm of pricing many more can afford. So, where do Tesla designers compromise to lower costs?
If they are smart, they do not violate the core reasons people .....
Continues at http://www.hifianswers.com/2017/10/not-every-product-can-be-cost-no-object/