Hi Lizard King,
I've had my 1070 for just a few months and I must admit ...even with the minor woes I've had with it (which were mostly user induced)or it's limitations...
The 1070 rekindled my love of music...
it had been a few years since I spent so much money on CDs and even vinyls...
I even started the honeymoon with it without my powered sub(my sub was in the shop for two weeks)and I thought it played loud on my rather small mirage speakers(M-290's)...
once the sub was added
OUCH!
I even went out and dropped a few bucks on omnipolar surrounds (from Mirage as well)to top off the 7.1 part of the equation...
My love for the 1070 grows with every listening sessions...
I gave my old yamaha away...
comparison is impossible to me...
it would be like comparing apples and...
not oranges...but turnips...