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New HT - Separates Upgrade Options?

Building new house/7.2 HT with new 110" screen & tbd projector; bringing separates from old house, but need to be able to switch hdmi sources to proj and believe I want room correction for the 7.2. Plan for 50/50 HT/2-ch with edge to music quality, but also good video. Plan to retain Acoustic Zen Adagio (2 towers & center), McCormack DNA-500 stereo amp (balanced XLR inputs) and probably Proceed Amp-5 (125x5ch bal XLR; 10 yr old & needs new Pwr switch); current Lexicon MC-8 has no video switching. This setup in old house had more forward/bright presence; would like something more musical, but retain detail and imaging/soundstage.

Currently thinking about oppo-93, Martin Logan surrounds (FX-2 sides and Helos 20 rears) and tbd pre/pro with Bal XLR (<$3K price point). Heard good things about Audio Control M3 (Arcam 888 clone with unique features and good writeups), but would have to purchase used. Would appreciate your thoughts on pre-pro (options to consider), oppo-93 (better choice?) and if I decide to get new multi-channel amp, recommendations. Finally, other than seller history, any precautions for buying used on AudioGon?

Thanks in advance!
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meiwan
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Wow, you've got quite an assortment of stuff. If you are going 7.2 with decent 2 channel balanced bypass and current HDMI video switching, you are looking at big bucks.

Personally, I think all of the room correction software is garbage, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

As far as speakers go, that's an issue of personal taste. None of your electronics currently are particularly bright, so it must be the room or the speaker.

I don't think you are going to find what you want in a pre/pro under $3k. If you can live without balanced, you might look at the higher end NAD stuff - it's very nice. Anthem is another option, which I think comes balanced, but you'd need to buy used.
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