Photo of a Sony STR-AN1000 amplifier.

Picture Post: You shouldn’t buy electronics brand-new.

Over the weekend, I picked up phase one of updating the home theater: an amp that did HDMI and wasn’t analog-only like the previous amp. Got it open box from Best Buy at half-off MSRP. It was only missing two optional parts. Works perfectly.

Taken on Jun 15, 2026 @ 17:57.