This is a hard choice. I really like my 1050 for music. In fact, my set-up is used 80% music 20% home theater. For the price you will be blown away with the way the 1050 sounds. On the other hand though, Ive read quite a few posts where people are passing on the 1050 because it doesnt have PLII and other of the latest features. I guess it depends on your time frame.