All important considerations. Being a home owner for over forty years, I no longer have the naivety to believe anything will last a lifetime. At some point everything man made requires maintenance or repair. I fully expect that whatever I buy, will at some point require service. Sadly, manufacturing standards are no longer what they used to be. Home appliances for example that used to last 20 years or more are only expected to last 5 to 10. Our disposable culture is to blame. My concern is that what ever I buy will have also been subject to that planned obsolescence trend. (complete failure, not compatibility). That said, I have taken steps to mitigate damage to today's more fragile equipment. Starting with the electrical wiring. Ensuring whole home proper grounding. Dedicated 20 amp isolated ground to my AV system. Whole home and AV surge suppression. Keeping home pump, compressors isolated on their own circuits (their high initial draw can be damaging to sensitive electrical components on the same circuit). But lets face it. Home Theater is an expensive hobby. Not as bad as boating though. That's a hole in the water that your pour money into
. I sincerely appreciate all the knowledgeable comments and I'm sure other readers have also taken the candor into accunt. Cheers. J.
PS. On warranty. An often forgotten plus. On many credit cards, the warranty is doubled if the entire purchase is placed on the card. It often without hassle or receipt. As long as the purchase appears on a credit card statement.
