Best Buy has been struggling the past 3 years, and closing stores like so many, in today's economy.
I tend to agree with you on the subject of owning an AVR. People buy this type of thing on a buy once, and don't up-date unless they have too.
The thing is in todays economy, there are many ways to access music, And actually buying a CD or a vinyl record is the last thing on there minds
when they can get the same thing for free via a computer down load, So any sort of home amplification is more or less obsolete.
As you say Hi Fi retailers are closing down fast simply because sales are just about non-existent, This also applies to Hi Fi Music shows,/venue's
like Rocky Mountain Audio Fest [ RMAF ] are closing due to lack of interest, or the high cost for the exhibitor, who relies on sales to cover there costs.
No exhibitor is going to gamble in transporting his products to a show , pay exhibition fee's, pay accommodation, pay staff plus food and fuel. And
then going home without making any sales. The result is financial suicide.
An AVR is a huge luxury item, these days
You think,, An AVR is really the bottom of the barrel when it comes to sound reproduction.
