The fairy tale that it is not possible to build EEG devices with 8 channels for less than 1 000 USD

Many years ago we have read in a scientific paper (was it a paid promotional paper paid by Texas Instruments?) the fairy tale, that it is not possible to build EEG devices with 8 channels for less than 1000 USD. Several years later, a view PiEEG’s where with 4 channels where offered to us for …