As of this writing, February 4th in the year of our Lord 2000 and 13,I am still employing my venerable 1050 as my main front room theater receiver, though it has been limping along over the last 5 months with it's left front channel in a perpetual state of operational flux. My wife actually is encouraging me to proceed with my purchase of the Model 975/7125 combo since our experiences with the 1050, and with Outlaw overall have been so excellent over the last 12 years!