There is no doubt that the 1050 was an awsome receiver at an great price. I was able to directly compare it to an hk525,pioneer 1014,sony 2000es,Nad752,and a Denon 3805 and it had the strongest most dynamic sound of the bunch. It obviously was dated as far as some of its processing and inputs that is why I felt the need to find a new receiver. The problem for me now with the 1070 is at $899 it almost becomes to close to the outlaws 7125 ($999) or 5 2200($1222) not to pull the trigger on the seperates route. I still have my Nad 752 to handle the processing and when that is not sufficient as far as newer processing modes and inputs is concerned then I am thinking that a year old model of a Yahmaha or Hk can be had pretty cheap as an upgrade as far as processing and inputs goes. I guess that I could be wrong but by already having something that can do the processing my $899 dollars would be better spent towards the seperate amps. Please share any input or comments.