I did at one point- three ARC amps, two stereo, one mono, plus other amps for subs. Unnecessary in my estimation. Generates heat. But audio in film or tv (as opposed to a soundtrack album) isn't really purist stuff- it's a mishmash of sounds, dialog, effects, etc. I eventually switched to some large solid state stuff. At the point I was really engaged in theatre, there was a "high end" and there still is, to a much smaller degree, but perhaps I've gotten less critical. There used to be a multitude of high end pre-pros for home theatre; now it seems to be more box store stuff. I'm sure you can invest heavily in home theatre gear- I simply chose to get away from big projection, theatre like setting in the home and maintain a small, very effective presentation via a 4k OLED and smaller surround sound system with solid state amps and pre-pro. I largely stream tv series, and don't even bother with Blu Ray or hi-rez discs. Perhaps others take a different approach. Be interested to see the responses--
