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Is it worth it?

I have a Denon 2802 as my pre/proc and Carver 705 THX amp to run my 5.1 HT setup. Thinking of running separate but not quite sure if it's worth it. Since the kids stay home during summer, pref. is 55% watching TV, 40% movies & 10% DVD concerts. Since my plasma does not have its own speaker, it must rely heavily on the stereo mode of my current HT system, which I though is a little overkill for all those LOUD commercials. Moreover, the plasma unit and the current HT system really generate some warmth in the summer. What I have noticed on Audiogon is that a good preowned THX pre/proc costs at least $1K. Any thought for this dilema?

A side note, why is it a pre/proc unit typically costs more than multi-channel amp as seen on Audiogon? I can find 5-channel amp w/ 150 wpc around $600-800, yet a THX pre/proc run at least $1K?
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blw
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I can't remember ever hearing anything bad about Outlaw units, and I've spoken with a number of people who have them. I've heard one rig - Outlaw 950 processor, their 7-ch amp, with the Rocket speakers (another Internet only seller, don't know which model number but their top of the line 7-ch setup), and it sounded very good. To my ear it was a little bit on the bright side, but that was almost certainly the room, which had a lot of glass on one side. We watched one movie on it, and it was close enough to my vastly more expensive rig (Classe SSP-75, Classe CA200, big Martin Logan panels, etc) that I really didn't care much about the difference.

Then again, I've discovered over time that I my tastes run to 2-ch music, then TV (sports) and finally to movies.
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