Me and the boy's have small av rooms and need the ability to add a quality av rcvr/processor / switcher etc to control our systems.
can the 1050 do it? like B&K but $$$$
looks like you guys dig the 1050

thanks

rex2802

Are you thinking of the B&K AVR307 as an alternative to the 1050? As you can see from the features and specs here , the two are very different. The 307 offers more power in its amp section and a wider assortment of inputs, but the 1050 offers similar surround processing and a very impressive (most agree under-rated) amp section for a lot less. Unfortunately, I haven't heard the 307 to know how it stacks up to the 1050 -- as the 307 is essentially a B&K Ref 30 converted into a receiver, one would hope that the 307 would offer better sound (of course, the addition of the amp to the Ref 30's chassis may have compromised things quite a bit), but the question is do you want to pay that much more money for the sound alone?

The 1050 is a very impressive unit, especially if you are on a budget. I'm not sure what sort of stuff you are wanting it to handle, but it is well suited to most "typical" small AV rooms.

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Gonk

I have been I B&K owner since 1987 and I was always waiting to be able to save the money for a B&K reciever. When I happened across the outlaws sight and starteed reading the reviews I was intrigued. I bought the 1050, plugged my B&K ST202+ into and fell in love. Granted my B&K pre-amp was older but replacing it with the 1050 as a pre on my mains reawakened the sound from my system. I'd buy the 1050, give it a listen, and save a ton of dough to be spent else where on my system.

Thanks for the replies.
I agree that you get alot for the $$.