Well that's like saying should I buy these apples or what until the mangos go on sale.
It is not fair to compare a $499 av receiver to a $799 pre-amp that still needs an amp. Yes the 950 will do a lot more but it is almost twice as much without an amp. It depends on what you want to do and how much money you want to spend on this one part of your home theater. The 1050 is a great av receiver that will do just about everything you could ask it. No it doesn't have 7.1 but there isn't any movies that do either. No it wouldn't have as much power as 950/770 but you could add an amp at less cost later. I guess it comes down to want you want! Tell us and we will all give you our opinions.

m-mmeyer

[This message has been edited by m-mmeyer (edited January 13, 2002).]