Ok, I'm convinced that the 1050 is the best performance for the price. Now, how about some recommendations on the best and most price-competitive speakers for this receiver.
I live in a NYC Co-Op, so I'm not going to be blowing the walls down with this thing, btw. So, I'm looking for the best sound for the $$$, and will be happy to hear of different price ranges (low, med, high, etc.)

Thanks.

http://www.ascendacoustics.com/ the 5.1 setup is GREAT with the HSU VTF-2 sub!!!!!!!!

I recommend you visit the speaker forum and read through the posts there. Lots of info on this very subject.

My bad, I was lurking in the speaker forum and thought I was posting there instead of here....doh! Tks...