Hi there!!! a newbie poster here...i have been thinking about buying a new receiver for a while now...have been considering the Onkyo, Marantz, Pioneer, and the 1050...for 500 bucks why not? but it seems that more and more companies are releasing new receivers to keep up with the 6.1/7.1 formats (DD-EX/DTS-ES and also Pro-logic II). In fact, i just saw Onkyo's new SR-700 for $799 (around $650 online) that unlike the SR-600 it has a pre-out...i seem to like the 1050 but with all said, the SR-700 could be the receiver i am waiting for . Why should i consider buying the 1050? Maybe it's time for Outlaw to upgrade the its receiver...Anyway, just a thought