It seems like you're pretty set on your purchase, but I would like to bring up one little thing. I bought a 1050 for its sound. It may not have all the features, but it sounds great (at least to me and any of my friends who have heard it) and it gets the job done for surround and movies. It's also built like a tank and it most circles, its specs are underated. It is a little bit behind in some technology, and a few more inputs would be nice. But for what it is, it still works beautifully.

Something had to bring you to this forum originally, be it the 1050 or another outlaw product. Have some fun and try it out in your listening enviroment. You can always send it back if it doesn't work for you. The other receiver isn't going anywhere...