Hehe yeah they really screw the customer with the catch-22 options they put forward.
Another annoyance is that in order to get more inputs (say 4 HDMI, 3 component) you have to pay for receivers with massive power ratings. I don't want a 300w/channel receiver - I just want more inputs - but you can't have one without the other!
On the subject of logical responsibility.. it shouldn't be the receivers job to amplify either
It should merely route inputs/outputs from sources to display and speakers.. the speaker system should decide what frequency cutoffs and amplification to apply based on a digital input.
Right now we all have a situation where the amp has no control over the subwoofer crossover which is incorrect, and speakers just get what they are given and rely on simple analog crossovers.
But then.. people already have a hard enough time running 1 cable to their speakers, let alone power AND data lines
Okay so I'm ranting totally off topic now.. Bring on SlyPlayer to shut me up! :agree: