I agree with choosing a multichannel amp over the 2200’s. I don’t think you can go wrong with the 990/7125 combo. If you went with the 990/7500 or 7700, that would put a serious dent in your speaker budget. Consider the 990/7125 combo leaves you $2102, 990/7500 $1602 and 990/7700 $1102 for purchasing your L&R mains.

Ultimately choosing speakers is a personal decision, what sounds good to your ears should be the deciding factor. There are of course always budget issues, so finding the balance for what sounds best to you vs. what you can afford is often a challenge. The Martin Logan’s are a fine speaker but very expensive to build a HT system with. B&W speakers may be considered "pricy” from the 700 series upwards, however the 600 series offers excellent quality and sound while still being affordable. If you haven’t already I would give the 600 series a listen (you can put together an HT package together for under $3000… $ 2500 if you already have a sub). Another speaker I would recommend auditioning is Paradigm. The Paradigm studio series is also an excellent speaker. To start your two-channel system you might look to use the Paradigm Studio 100 V.3 or Studio 60 V.3 or the B&W 604S3or 603S. Something to consider anyway.

After reading edcon's message, I think I had listened to floor standers from the 600 and 700 series. The 600s were in the 1500/pr price range and the 700s were in the 3000/pr range. The 700s were more impressive than the 600s, and both were decent speakers, but the "wow" factor was not there (at least for my ear).

I have been leaning toward the 990/7125. The system is not in an extremely large room, and the power should be adequate.

Paradigm, Def Tech, and a few others are still on the list to be listened to. The B&W 600s are a fine speaker, but there are a few others I liked better upon first listen (will listen again before I buy just to make sure). I really liked the 700s, but they will put a dent in the power portion of the budget.