Twice now I've started replies to this and had IE die on me... :\ Let's try it again.

1) 950+1050 -- It can be done, although it'll take some work to get the volume control on the 1050 in the right spot (putting two volume controls in line like that can be tricky) and you'll only have five channels of amplification. See this thread for a little more talk on the subject. I don't know if I'm quite as wary as I was then about it, but it is certainly not ideal.

2) I haven't ever heard the Denon 2802, so I can't offer much there. MrSandman had some thoughts on the subject here , though -- they might be helpful.

As for power, I will say that the 1050 packs quite a punch for the 65W rating it carries.

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Gonk