That is rough. But honestly, some people do not have very high expectations about how a system like that should perform or function. They may be perfectly happy with a mix of gear from Monoprice and Alibaba. Throw in a Harmony remote and some wiremold, and it is super fancy!

Just about any time someone asks me how much a theater system is, my normal first response is "Around $10k unless you want something really nice.". This usually gets either of the responses I am looking for. Either their jaw drops and they haul ass outta there, or they ask "ooooh, what's a really nice one?" Either way, I almost instantly weed out any of "those guys", or instantly upsell to something a bit nicer than the basic package. :)