Hi Jason,

Sound quality is the most important feature in this decision. And I do believe that I would be happy with the sound quality of the 1050.

And yes, I was drawn to this site for something, the 950. However, due to some big changes in my life, I will not be able to spend $2300+ to replace my old receiver. There are 2 main things that I think I would really like to have that the 1050 doesn't have: PL2 and analog bass management for the 5.1 inputs.

I'm not totally dead set on the HK. I just feel that for my current budget, it's a good choice. I guess I was hoping that someone here might have heard from a little birdie that a 1050 v2 (with some more features) may be coming sooner rather than later.

BTW....has anyone gotten any December newsletters from the Outlaws??

[This message has been edited by fly guy (edited December 16, 2002).]