I thought it would be interesting to see what those who are looking forward to buying (or wishing they could buy) the 950 consider the biggest three selling points. I put together a list of 13 major (IMHO) features of the 950 and compared it to the 1050 with the same list, since technically the 1050 can act as a pre-amp as well.

So, here is the list. I'd love to hear what other people are considering the most important 3 or so items on the list and maybe the least important one too. It might be easiest to reference them by number, but do it however you'd like.

Any other items not included on the list are also welcome, as I am sure I missed a few of the big features that somebody else might really be looking for. So here they are:

950 Features:

1. Triple Crossover (Front, Center, Rear)
2. 80 Hz 5.1 analog x-over possible
3. Analog Bypass on all inputs possible
4. Newest Processing Options (DTS-ES, DPL II, etc)
5. 2 Zone w/ 2 Triggers
6. 2 line display & OSD
7. HDTV component switching
8. 7 A/V inputs all S-video
9. 4 optical/2coax digital inputs
10. Coax and Optical digital outputs
11. 24 Bit/128x oversampling ADC 105 dB dynamic range. 192kHz/24 bit 120 dB
SNR DAC.
12. 8 device, learning/4 button macro remote

1050 Features:

1. Single Crossover
2. No analog x-over
3. Analog Bypass possible only on 5.1 inputs
4. DD 5.1, DPL, DTS & proprietary 6.1
5. Single zone w/ 1 trigger
6. 1 line Display & No OSD
7. No Component switching
8. 4 A/V inputs, 3 S-Video
9. 2 optical/1 coax digital inputs
10. No digital outputs
11. ??? ADC. 96Khz/24 bit (??97 dB SNR???)
DAC
12. 8 Device remote

I guess my top three reasons for coveting the 950 would be items 1, 5 & 11. The least important one to me is item 12.

Anybody else???

S.


[This message has been edited by MrSandman (edited December 20, 2001).]