I agree with you that the outlook for the little guy is bleak at best. The typical BestBuy/Walmart shopper is not going to find Outlaw attractive because of the costs associated with high quality equipment. The situation demands a supply chain with the lowest cost which means China or some other lower wage supplier. Unfortunately the model is flawed in that as the low cost builders of this equipment make progress, they get higher wages and aspire to buy the stuff they have been building. The more afluent they become the fewer jobs they keep as the companies move to lower cost labor. It is a global economy and we can't stop it from moving past the old models.
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Music system
Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD
APC H15 Power Conditioner

TV System
Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


Home Theater System
Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects
APC H15 Power Conditioner