I bought the 1050 for both 2 channel and Home Theatre. the 2 channel performance is very good.
It might be nice to see a 2 zone 2 channel unit with beefier amps for those not interested in the Home Theatre aspects. I know in my case with the large room, high ceilings and power hungry speakers the 1050 is just barely enough when I want to crank it up.
I said barely. I can jam at volume of 70 and it sounds just incredible with my Advents.
good idea! I hope they consider it.