John,

If you only knew what I wanted to do with my system. Unfortunately, I have more pressing budget concerns, including looking for a place to live with my new wife, that come before any home theater expenditures. If I was in the market for a home theater receiver, the 1070 would be near the top of my list of ones to look at.

I also have no doubt the 1070 is a bigger leap above the 1050 than I'm giving it credit for. I just stated for reference to the original post about the two factors that really drive me nutz about my 1050.