I'll take a crack at the tease. Given that the 1050 is unable to correctly process many new DD 5.1 EX DVD's when in 5.1 mode (works fine with 6 speakers). My guess it that they will come up with a 1050 replacement with some combination of the 950 surround processor on what would ordinarily be a 1050 chassis. Perhaps a few less bells and whistles.
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Living Room 24x18 open 1/2 flight up to a raised dining room/hall 24x12
Outlaw 976 pre-pro running 5.1 system
Outlaw 750 for Artison Masterpiece LCR and 2 NHT SuperZeros rears
Velodyne Servo FX-1200
LG OLED65C8PUA via HDMI2 to/from 976 HDMI ARC
Roku Ultra
Samsung BD-D5500 BluRay
Amazon FireStick 4K to 976 Aux HDMI input for Amazon Music Ultra