I just bought the 1050 recently and live in Canada. The cost broke down as follows:
$514 US (B stock - for receiver and UPS shipping
$208 CAD (duties, brokerage fees, taxes(BC))
Am I happy with the purchase? Yes! For the price I think it is quite hard to match anything off the shelf. I was previously using a JVC 8000. Playing CDs with my Toshiba and JVC I would use anolog line outs because DACs in the Toshiba were better than the ones in the JVC. With the Outlaw I'm back with a coax because the DAC in the Outlaw sounds better. Music sounded very good. Speakers also make a difference here. Good speakers will even sound better. DVD movies were more powerful and eveloping. I believe the discrete channel powering makes a difference; plus the Outlaw uses good electronics to backup that power (that's why it weighs 37#) The rating of 65W in the Outlaw is more powerful than the JVC rating of 120W (into 2 channels - 100W x 5).
It really is a good buy!