There are not a lot of features that differ between the two. The NAD does not appear to offer transcoding of s-video and composite video signals to component, a feature that I've liked in my Model 990. It also lacks the DVI switching, of course, but that may not matter for your system anyway. If you want to run a 7.1 setup, you may want to keep in mind that the NAD doesn't have seven amp channels - it has only six, and to run a pair of surround back speakers you need a separate amp for that last channel. From the feature standpoint, the 1070 seems to have a bit of an edge. The NAD does have the extra power (at the cost of one less channel) and I'd suspect the two to both offer comparable audio quality. If your local dealer is good and you have experience with him (so that you trust that he'll help you if you need help and that he'll be around a while - something that I've become sensitive to lately since the dealer I've bought Paradigm and Yamaha from shut down recently), I'd certainly give the NAD a good hard look.