There's lots of room to improve, but most manufacturers aren't in the space that can use the most work. By that I mean the first and last mile so to speak. The really tough part is to (1) take an audio event in its' nearly infinite complexity, and encode that somehow, then (2) recreate that event in your listening space. This is a truly herculean task. The stuff between involves voltmeters and bits and is relatively mystery free.

Sorry if I gave the impression there's no room for 'better', I just mean that the place that's really broken isn't what a lot of these outfits address. At least Outlaw is honest about it and gives good value.