Yes, my wife is one who would gladly make do with the 79ยข speaker and thinks everything should work by pushing one button. I'm sure she wishes my two surround speakers were out of sight but she tolerates them. Still, she does seem to get a kick out of movies that make extensive use of the surrounds.
When I first got an SACD player, one of the first discs I bought was the Philadelphia Orchestra recording of Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony. My wife dearly loves that piece, and no traditional redbook CD has ever replicated the sound of the organ well (IMO). When the multichannel organ came thundering in at the end she actually had tears in her eyes.
All my stuff works with one button... ;-)
https://www.home-assistant.io/
Yammie and Dennon audio stuff is easy as there are integrations. Sony, Samsung and some other TVs the same. Kodi, Plex, etc.. also easy. Literally thousands of home automation devices supported. (Avoid anything that does “cloud”)
Other stuff takes a bit of work.
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/
All data stays local on my implementation. Nothing crosses my firewall. No Alexa and No Google.
One button on a cell or tablet or touch screen and everything happens from turning on, setting inputs, starting software, dimming lights, closing curtains, whatever.
No voice but I could do that too. Think that is creepy.