....the object that gets 'outdated' in whatever chain we weave...is Us.
We age, our ears fade, our minds vague, perceptions harden, taste goes stale...
'Rage against the dying of the light', all that and miserably more....entropy is part of all equations, mortal and mechanical, psyche' and dielectric-ly...
Speakers break-in...and begin the break-down...*git down...* 😏
Even the electronics age, and not just the technology aspect...
Oh, 'shure... things ("NEW, and ) improve...duh"
But....how much can one sharpen Occam's razor before the blade is gone?