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OK, you fell out of love with your speaker(s). I’m just surprised it doesn’t happen more often. After all, speaker choices are bewildering, though reading reviews can help, and in-store listening before you buy can narrow the field. Home auditions are even better, but even then it sometimes takes a while to know for sure …

There are a lot of reasons why sound bars are taking over home audio, but one of them is increasingly obvious: AV receivers are terrible. I’ve reviewed a lot of them for CNET, and while receivers are fine for enthusiasts who know what they’re doing, they’re a frustrating experience for everyone else. Most technology gets better over time, but AV …