Exactly, i was working on an innovative tube amp product myself during the past 2 years and due to all the covid-related issues i ended up freezing the project, as there started to be too much issues with each simple thing. For a small company that is just starting out it was too much to handle, despite my devotion and enthusiasm.
What Neural did with their (from what i know) first hardware product is extremely ambitious and verry innovative on every level. That they pulled it off during this time is even more impressive.