Personally, I would hesitate putting any negativity on the show if I didn't attend, seems a tad unfair to judge it by a few uploaded pictures.
Sorry, there was plenty of gear at ALL price points.
Obviously the nature of these shows is the show case element, so it's understandable that they prominently show the best.
But as I said, there was plenty of 'affordable' kit.
I'm not particularly old or wealthy so I understand the category you are referring to.
Michael Fremer gave a decent (long) round up of the show and he makes an effort to touch on 'affordable' kit..
But I guess 'affordable' is subjective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRQ9eurCqp0