It's a tough question to answer, but I'll give it a shot. On the plus side for the Denon, you are getting Dolby EX, DTS ES, PL II, DTS:NEO6, and component video switching. There's always an "on the other hand," though. Most folks tend to recommend being careful about using component switching on entry-level gear like this -- your best bet is to go directly from the source to the display if you can (part of the reason that Outlaw left component video switching off the 1050 was that they couldn't do truly transparent switching without increasing the unit cost too much). The 1050's "Surround 6.1" is actually very comparable to Dolby EX -- I've used both, and came away thinking pretty highly of Surround 6.1. The lack of pre-amp outputs would only matter if you decide to add a separate power amp (like Outlaw's 755 and 770, or the planned Outlaw 7100) -- when I got my 1050, I had no such plans, but I ended up getting a 750 less than a year later. The 1050's DSP feature set is definitely starting to show its age, but a lot of 1050 owners (including recent buyers) have chosen to go with it for the sound. Denon builds some good stuff, but the impression I've got from others is that the Outlaw is a better-sounding unit than the lower-end Denons (thinking mainly of the 1602/1603, based on other posts here only and not any first hand experience). I don't know if any of that rambling helped or not...
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