I have decided that audiophile generally buy systems at the top of the food chain because so much of what is in the middle is not acceptable. I believe that many audiophiles would really like to have a modest system in their bedroom or their office if it could reach a level of performance that met the basic standard. The problem is that so much of what is available for the general public is really junk. So many theater based systems use substandard parts. I have seen center channels that look more like boom boxes than audio devices.
Most audio speakers are hard and unmusical.
This might be satisfactory for gunshots and explosions. I believe that video suffers form many problems. The first problem is that few AV receivers offer sort of acceptable performance. The second problem is that most video systems treat the front and back speakers the same. This should not be the case.