@dridel Congratulations on your new speakers!
I grappled with a similar problem over the past three years. Having moved to a new house my B&W801M S2s didn't sound the way they used to. I upgraded the XOs, then the preamp. Had my Krell KSA-250 recapped. All to no avail: the bottom octave was still AWOL. Then I had a lightbulb moment: maybe the problem was the room. I lugged one of my BK subs downstairs and hooked it up. Result! The bass was back.
Ordered two new subs and dialled them in. Now the system sounds better than it ever has.
I reckon your room doesn't play nice with the new 702s. They aren't speakers that are hugely difficult to drive, I don't think your MA252 is the problem and a new amp is not going to fix things. If changing the 702s' room placement doesn't improve their bass response and apart from that you like they way they sound, the quickest, easiest, and most satisfying way to address that issue would be to install two subs. Been there, done that...
REL (and BK) subs feature a high level connection which I prefer for a two channel connection. You do not hear my subs, you only feel their "foundation", along with a wider, deeper sound stage. A friend who popped in for a listen didn't even notice them sitting in the background as the music was playing...
Good luck!