dragpeace:

The reason I said what I did about the 1802 is because to me, the Denon product sounded a bit thin and top end, and the 1802 is only 5.1 (I wanted 6.1). I listened to a 2802 also, I felt the same way. I ended up with a Marantz SR7200, but it did cost me approx $120 more than the 1050. I made the jump to the SR7200 to get more power, Circle Surround, an excellent learning remote, and a couple other more updated features. So I'm very happy with my choice, but I did pay extra to get it. The only reason I returned my 1050 was because PLI wasn't quite giving me the surround sound I wanted, and the other product did (plus other features), though I paid more. We watch a lot of DirecTV and VHS, so the SR7200 works for us. For my purposes, I think if the 1050 had PLII I would have kept it. I feel guilty saying all this because Outlaw is a great company with great product, and the other Outlaws in this forum have been so helpful. But I do anticipate owning an Outlaw product of some kind one day. So - For DVD, the 1050 is great and powerful. For two channel stereo music, it is very good. For TV, DirecTV, VHS, and music played in 5.1, I prefer what I have. So again, in it's price range, I don't think a receiver can beat it. But truly, try to do a comparison on your own to hear what you think of the difference between PLI and PLII, and maybe another surround type feature. Try to think what is best for you long term. I hope this helps.

md

[This message has been edited by Mayor D (edited August 02, 2002).]