If Only I Had $2,300 To Burn...

[gabosaurus]

Oh noooo...
Our system is fairly old (happens after you obtain kids), but still a good one. Morantz amp and CD player and a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers.
Fortunately, I can still hear well. Unlike my dad, who suffers from decades of punk and metal concerts.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Oh noooo...
Our system is fairly old (happens after you obtain kids), but still a good one. Morantz amp and CD player and a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers.
Fortunately, I can still hear well. Unlike my dad, who suffers from decades of punk and metal concerts.

Yeah the budget home theater brands like Marantz and Denon and such have all been bought up by a conglomerate. They turn out mass produced consumer grade products now that are fit for the big box stores. If your Marantz is older than it was still owned and manufactured by Marantz, and is probably a better product than what they're making now, same as my Denon. My Denon AVR-4810 was one of the last flagship receivers Denon made before Denon was bought out. I wouldn't buy any of those brands now, Polk included.

If you're really interested in having good audio equipment now, you have to buy "separates," meaning don't buy one of these all in one receivers that will do everything but wash your dishes. They compromise sound and quality packing a ton of features in one box. Best to buy separates if you're really interested in having a good sounding system.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

I have tinnitus, but that's from listening to fighter jets for 8 years.

I can still hear past the ringing though, and why I like to play my music a little loud, and why I want to sound good.

If I had the money... OMG... I'd go hog ass wild buying audio components...

I've already got about $15,000 invested, but that's just a drop in the bucket.