Sorry for the late reply...I just saw your question and, hey, we've had a baby here so I've been out of touch! Anyway, I have no complaints about the 1050 and my KEF setup. True to KEF form I get great midrange, and bass going to the Klipsch sub from the 1050 is solid. What I do notice is that the high end can sound somewhat contained or remote on some music tracks. It's not as open as I'd like above the midrange, but I've read reviews of KEF speakers that have pointed out this slightly constrained high end so I don't think it's a fault of the 1050. Different cabling might have an effect on this, I don't know, but I can't change this since my speaker wire (Monster 16 gauge)is in the walls. I've found the 1050 flexible and user friendly, with more than adequate power for the 20x18' room here. And for the price I don't know of anything that can touch it.

Dave