Chess, no dig intended. I was having fun with you. smile

I’m with you on that the majority of people out there don’t upgrade often. As long as they can get the radio or Spotify they are happy as most don’t even connect it to the tv. Of the ones who do half bought a big box store package system. This is partly a money issue and partly one of sophistication … how much they know or care about sound and/or video. I also think a lot of people have abandoned thier receiver for the phone, ipad, computer, sound bar, etc …

So what about the OP … just being on this board tells us a lot. There is an interest in sound and once someone starts talking 4K, 7.1, ATMOS, etc they are concerned with surround formats and picture. I suspect that interest will not disappear just because they bought a system.