Yeah, he's referring to people who feel they can get away with acting so rude precisely because it is anonymous.

yeah that does suck.

Or even worse, they could really be that big of jerks in real life and that is why they spend so much time ridiculing us as their captive audience since nobody in real life wants anything to do with them. I agree that most are hiding behind being anonymous and are actually mild mannered offline, but there are a handful I can't help but think thats just really the way they are; ignorant and lacking social graces.

It looks like the 1070 will not have AC convenience outlets either

To get this thread back on track...

The 1070 appears to have EVERYTHING you could want in a receiver EXCEPT for I-Link and a 2nd zone.

It doesn't have a lot of amp power, but seeing as how they have a very NAD-like approach to things it makes sense.

A 2nd zone can be nice, but most people DON'T use it. If they saved money without it, then bless them.

Hopefully they used some Burr-Browns and all that and I'll buy this receiver fast.

What about the AC outlets

Use a trigger and a power strip.

Lotus_j makes a good point - it does look pretty comprehensive. The power rating is not exactly eye-popping compared to some other receivers in the price range, but two thoughts come to mind:

The 1050's amp section was widely considered to be very conservatively rated at 65W/channel (suggesting that the 1070 will also offer a lot of "oomph" for that same 65W). Also, the little info card sitting on top of the 1070 at the show (which Pat was kind enough to photograph ) said "ALL channels driven," which is unusual for a receiver amp. If they've really got a receiver capable of providing 65W to all seven channels at the same time, that suggests good things in general for the 1070's amp section.

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It's probably just as well to omit unswitched AC outlets -- there's enough clutter on the back of a modern surround sound processor or receiver without needlessly tying even more stuff to it -- but some people really like the switched outlet. A switched outlet on a receiver would not be wise for use with an amp (which wants as uncluttered a path for power as possible), but could be used to turn a CD player on and off rather conveniently. JT's suggestion of a power strip and the trigger output may seem a bit flip, but it is a useful alternative. In fact, I've found much greater flexibility in using the trigger output and a Panamax MAX5100 than I could with switched AC outlets on the back of a receiver -- and that solution does prevent anyone from unknowingly hooking an amp to the receiver's switched outlet. (Note: I don't know if that was Outlaw's reasoning for omitting a switched outlet, but it is a line of reasoning that would explain the decision.)

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Probably by early next year budget receivers with I-link will be sold. I know Sony Yamaha and Pioneer have it on higher priced receivers now. Maybe Eastech is working on i-link? Maybe the list of features of the 1070 aren't set in stone?