I justify upgrades as being part of the hobby of having a home theater. I have a brother-in-law that races cars and owns a jet ski as well as a few other toys. I just explain to the wife that my hobby is no different than his hobby when she starts asking why I need this new piece of equipment when the old one still works fine. It has worked for me just fine. This year I upgraded to a plasma tv and replaced my five-year-old budget Onkyo with the Onkyo 805 so that I can enjoy the new audio formats. I did have to promise that I am done with big upgrades for a few years though, which is probably a good idea. Although, our wedding anniversary and Christmas are in the same month, so I can do smaller upgrades then. I am trying to decide if I want the new Oppo dvd player ( the 983) or some rear surrounds on the Christmas/anniversary list this year.
- Nick
