The 1050 is is a solid receiver, but if you wanted to upgrade and stay with the same brand, you could look for last year's flagship, 3060, at a reduced price. You would be getting a bump in power plus the best DACs Yamaha puts into Aventage receivers. If you looked hard enough, you probably find one for less than MSRP, because of course the 3070 is out now. Or if you wanted to change brands, you go with Denon/Marantz or Anthem to name a few. I tried a Denon with Audessy and dynamic eq before I settled on mine, and I honestly don't think the Yamaha and YPAO gives up a thing to the Denon as far as sound quality. YMMV, The Denon concerned me because it ran hot as hell, and my receiver stays on mostly all day when I am home. I don't have that problem with the Yamaha. And the latest firmware update, brings the 3060 very close to the 3070, save a couple of minor changes.