I expect, as a matter of course, a piece of electronics equipment to be fully operatable if the remote control gets lost or runs out of juice. One of the major things I look for when planning a purchase is the utility (and aesthetics) of the front panel. In the case of the 950 and the 1050, the price and performance of the units overwhelmingly outweighed almost every other consideration.

I don't think the picture of the 1050 posted above is excessively busy. In fact, I think it even enhances the look of the front panel just a bit.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net