Home audio or pro audio?

Nothing wrong with the option of good quality pro audio gear. You just won’t read much about it here because that is a different industry targeting a different set of users.

This is how Benchmark positions their pro gear for the home, I don't think the goals are different at all:

BRING THE STUDIO INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM

When Benchmark's professional converters are used in hi-fi applications, studio-quality sound can be enjoyed in a home environment. Enjoy pure music without any coloration from the electronics. Hear the music exactly the way it was heard in the studio, and exactly the way the artists intended.

Discover the natural, uncolored, analog sound of Benchmark converters.

Pro gear mixes nicely with home, and no pun intended. ;)

I have been pleased using some components made by "pro" manufacturers.

My Manley Steelhead is a consumer product although Manley makes a lot of pro gear.

I use Bryston monoblock amps in my home theater.  They sound great and construction is bulletproof.

I have a Rane graphic equalizer that has stood the test of time.  It replaced "consumer grade" equalizers whose sliders became scratchy and inconsistent after only a year or two.

Long ago, I worked with pro audio and found it very much like home audio in a lot of cases.  We bi or tri amped everything, but never had a need for fancy power or cables.  When you’re filling a hall at a convention center, no one is going to hear the difference anyway.  Very dependent on the room, but usually incredibly large and heavy pieces and that same ugly black!