It's not because the subject matter has changed, its a courtesy for those of us that go "I remember reading something like this years ago, is this the same thing?"

the submitter owes you nothing

No, but dang often edits titles if you point it out. Like this one.

Probably quite a bit, given that a good part of the article is about specific pieces of audio equipment.

Microphones don't change all that fast. The Neumann U87 dates from the 1960s IIRC.

The variant they're using is actually the U87 AI which is very different from an original U87

Interesting, though it doesn’t look like that’s mentioned in the interview.

And at $4k a pop, probably aren't replaced all too often...

Also needs NPR (National Public Radio)...cmon guys this is not your backyard site!