I think you've got a good point - that the next generation would be well served by having two price points covered much like we have presently with the 970 and 990. The higher point could dabble in the really fancy stuff (Reon chipsets and third-party EQ schemes like Audyssey) where appropriate, while the lower point could scale back some of those aspects while offering a similar core feature set (much like the 990 and 970 do now).