That's why there'e now different levels of THX certification (Select, Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra BFG9000). It's kind of like a college alumni donation: 'be a century club member for only $25, or a gold club member for $50!' Either way the alma mater gets a new handicap ramp.

The fact is, the THX certification only assures one thing: if you have a THX-certified theater (that's the room itself, folks), plus all of the necessary THX-certified equipment and cabling (placed in the appropriate THX-certified feng-shui location), then your setup will sound exactly like a THX-certified theater should sound.

And that's, like, good, right?