Hello everybody I would like to know that why the cost of the keyboards in particular are getting higher day by day since electronics themselves are getting cheaper day by day I remember buying a COMPAQ for $5000 with monochrome monitor and now you can get better PC for $500 so why the cost of the musical instruments is rising? I do understand that labor cost has been increased but likewise the electronic hardware prices are getting dirt cheap day by day, memory, ram, flash, circuits, chips, IC’s now about the research and development part none of the manufacturer is doing anything new they are using the same sound engine and processor they were using 5 years ago just adding few new samples, so there is literally no research lets take Korg for example they are using the same sound engine they have been using since introduction of the Triton, now about the hardware part most of stuff is been made in china, or other countries where labor is cheap and they are merely assembling those parts in US ( some are even assembled out of the country) like PSR2000 is made in Malaysia ? I mean what is making them expensive is it because the musicians are charging more for there performances and that’s like supply and demand sort of thing?