Is audio equipment like computer equipment? Example-the computer I am using currently I paid $700 for it and it obviously outperforms the $2000 computer I had purchased a few years before. I currently have a Chiro C-800 with an Onkyo AC-3 Decoder-obviously new this set me back a pretty penny. Is the same true for audio-where I can get a new $500 A/V receiver that will perform as well as the Chiro?

Any thoughts/opinions?