Is a home theater even worth it or doable?

I've had 5.1 AV surround system for over twenty years and can't watch a good movie without it  I also consider myself a bit of an Audiophile as I have a pretty good two channel tube stereo rig Now that I'm retired and have downsize, I have both my two channel and now 5.2 AV Emotiva XMC-2 system in a low profile credenza, so two separate systems Lately I've just been using just my main speakers, center channel plus two subs as I didn't want to run speakers wires for the rears But just recently I've added the SVS wi fi speakers for the rears and now I'm back in 5.2 AV heaven 

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It's pretty cheap and easy to add rear speakers to that mix and a nice subwoofer for those action movies.

It's pretty trivial to get set up.   You buy an inexpensive surround sound receiver from Costco, buy your front and rear speakers, and a subwoofer and you're good to go.  The investment here is probably $2K at most.  Half of a Saturday afternoon will do it.   The speakers don't even have to be expensive to enjoy it.   Listening to the surround sound movie tracks doesn't require anything more than adequate speakers.

Heck, the receivers include a microphone to ping the room for you and set themselves up appropriately.

What is your budget? Are ok buying on the secondary market? I have both in the same room, with XLR switch for HT bypass for Vinyl from my 2ch gear. Our house is open concept, the HT\2Ch is in the corner of the  L shapped floor plan. Its amazing both 2ch spinning and streaming movies. Trinnov, Kaleidoscape, ATV, FireTV, 77' OLED, and 3 subs. 5.3.4 :)

My movies are limited to those that don't have much video or sound effects. Sometimes they have great music on the soundtrack, but the soundtracks I do prefer to listen separately.

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I'll give my 2 cents.  My brother has a 65" OLED and a $2000 setup with a good-quality sound bar and 2 small subwoofers.  These are run by his TV. 

I have a 4K 7.1 system.  Same TV model but a Marantz Pre-Pro with separate amps, speakers, and subwoofer.  I would call my system the upper middle of the road.  

Can I hear the difference?  Yes, very easily.

Would I be happy with his system?  Definitely not for movies, maybe for television 

shows, but I doubt it.

After spending the money and listening to my system, have I ever wished I had done something cheaper?  No.

Can my wife tell the difference?  Yes 

Is that a good thing?  Yes, I would say mandatory.

It is just a matter of what you want in life and how much time you spend in front of your TV in a week.

Yu Da Boss!