I too gave up trying to combine HT with two channel. My HT is setup in a corner in another room. It wasn't until I upgraded the HT with a 7.1 HDMI receiver with room correction EQ that the surround sound was dramatically improved in such a difficult location.
If you looking for DSP without room correction for an HT, IMO your wasting your money. Your putting too much into video obsolescence. Currently, there is little in the way of 7.1 HD media that would outdate a sub $500 HDMI receiver for some time to come. What about your video source compatibility? Cable, Blueray, and HDMI are a wonderfully simple combination.
If you looking for DSP without room correction for an HT, IMO your wasting your money. Your putting too much into video obsolescence. Currently, there is little in the way of 7.1 HD media that would outdate a sub $500 HDMI receiver for some time to come. What about your video source compatibility? Cable, Blueray, and HDMI are a wonderfully simple combination.