Sheesh...

The pace of change for audio gear is NOT linear -- there are LOTS of really excellent speakers that were made when Bill Clinton was in office, no matter if you goal is two channel or seven ++ channels of surround sound well cared for speakers from the 1990s or earlier that might work extremely well...

Amps have evolved a bit, with a variety of things to increase the dynamic range, drop the noise floor to absurdly low levels and deliver lots more "watts per dollar". A small number of really well built amps that maybe 30 years old can still crank it out, but most folks are better off with amps that won't throw off enough heat to melt an iceberg...

When it comes to pre-processors for home theaters I suppose there are some folks trying to get by with stuff that does not have current HDMI or HDCP but they are really limiting themselves. The newer codecs that include things that are much more immersive make "movie night" at home rival some poorly laid out commercial theaters. You don't need to have a mansion with butlers to appreciate things like the ability to play music from a personal device like a phone on a multi-zone home system with maybe some speakers permanently wired up for outdoor entertaining area or one's kitchen, where many gatherings both casual and more formal are centered these days...

It is no secret that with things like Atmos there is now greater than ever importance on having similarly voiced speakers. The challenges of upgrading speakers piecemeal can have less than optimal results -- even with the most sophisticated ARC system the "match" than can happen after digital filters is rarely as satisfying as when starting out with speakers that are harmonious.

For folks who for whatever reason are in currently in need of gear the Outlaws are authorized sellers of Marantz -- the pricing on the 7703 is quite attractive either standalone or paired with any combination of robust Outlaw amps designed and / or built in cooperation with the highly respected staff of ATI.