This is exactly what I've been talking about in a different post on this forum. I believe the 1050's "Value" is slipping. The larger companies are playing some serious catch-up right now and in some cases are surpassing the 1050's features at close to the same price point. The new Onkyo is going to have similar power (probably still less than the 1050 even though it is listed at 80 wpc)and variable cross overs, plus DTS ES, DD EX, AND component video switching at an MSRP of $530. This easily puts its street price at the same $499 as the 1050. It really makes the decision to purchase from Outlaw difficult. The arguement may be that the Outlaw is better built, but how could I tell? I will be able to walk down to my Hi-Fi shop and check out the Onkyo, but not the Outlaw.

If Outlaw did come out with a successor with the added features (even without the component video switching since I think that's a little over-kill in this price range) for under $600, I think I would buy it. Actually I know I would buy it. For now I'm going to sit on the fence for a couple of months and see what happens.