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Money no object: the home theater gear worth splurging on

Hands On with the Kaleidescape Strato C Movie Player and Terra 48TB Movie Server Reviewing A/V products began as a hobby that led to some paid gigs starting 16 years ago. Years of reviewing fantastic equipment opened my eyes to two concepts: Better equipment does come with a cost, but there’s this thing called “The Law of Diminishing Returns.” For example, in the AVR world, a $1,000 receiver offers a lot more features and functions than a $300 one — more power, more HDMI inputs, more channels, more robust onboard EQ, etc.

Frank Santos of Vanco and Tayloe Stansbury of Kaleidescape dig into their respective companies' commercial audio and home AV solutions.