jk6661
100+ Head-Fier
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As others have said, this depends on your priorities. I love watching movies in Atmos/DTS, and I have no possibility of installing that kind of speaker system in my home. So, for me, paying the full list price for the A16 was still a bargain, especially since I've already invested in a good headphone system. Even if I hadn't, outfitting a 24-channel speaker-based Atmos system would cost WAY more than the A16 plus my headphones and related equipment, assuming roughly comparable sound quality. (Heck, just the room treatments you would need would probably cost more than the A16.) That's why I paid full price and got my A16 in about a week. YMMV.I have been in the pre-order queue for... err, now I can almost say "forever," and not feel that I am exaggerating too much. Indeed for the past three years or so, I have mostly lived in complete forgetfulness of my A-16 pre-order adventure. Lately, I have been wondering about a couple of options : either pay the difference and get my A16 now, or sell my position in the queue to someone else who is willing to move on it. What is the better option?
I used to have big dreams, fantasies, and plans about all I could do with the A-16, but that was more than four years ago, and after the looooong wait and holding pattern which most people in this forum are familiar with, and a dizzying number of disappointments from the Smyths, I am not sure maintaining my interest in this technology is even worth it anymore. What I am sure about is that the wait-and-hold pattern has become the very definition of ridiculous, and must end, one way or the other.
Any helpful thoughts?
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