Frankly, the quality of movies has declined. I seldom find any worth the time.
Frankly, the quality of movies has declined. I seldom find any worth the time.
I'm sure there are some converts to soundbar, but I'd expect mainly it's getting rid of older stuff lacking the newest features.
Between the copy protection paranoia of Hollywood (e.g. HDMI replacing perfectly good digital connections) and manufacturers continually adding new features to created obsolescence (7.1, wi fi, internet connectivity, new software, ATMOS, etc.) it seems like the market is getting burned out......unless you have the money to hire someone to design and install a home theater room or do it yourself and then keep replacing as each new technology comes out.
A bit of a rant I'll admit. Having said that home theater isn't dead, but it certainly could use some consolidation and simplification which to some degree is what soundbars are all about.
I never got into it myself, but I've noticed a flood of 5.1 receivers and surround kits on CL and in the thrifts.
I'm wondering what's up, and what the new craze is. Is everyone switching to sound bars?
Vipercated market ...
First I've seen the word "vipercated" used on the forum. You'd think to see that much more often here. <G>
^^^ This.
When I was selling retail audio, it was funny how people wanted to dump their perfectly good AVRs for one with new features. Some of it was necessary, particularly when HDMI took over. We sold new and used, and my boss insisted on buying used AVRs of older generations, that were virtually impossible to resell at a profit. I'm convinced it's one of the things that brought down the store after a 20-year run.
Cheers,
Larry B.
I'm sure there are some converts to soundbar, but I'd expect mainly it's getting rid of older stuff lacking the newest features.