What I find myself doing more and more is rent, then wait a few months for news on SE's . If nothing worthy is down the pipe I then buy a "previewed" copy cheap. I will do that with Kill Bill.
I don't know what the 1090 or 1070 cost and aside from whatever spec diffs there are the 1090 has balanced XLR outs, but why not look at the RSP 1066 or 1068. Although they are HT processors I own the 1066 and it has fantastic stereo...
Well don't I feel silly you can indeed pass DD & DTS thru the Analogue out.:b
Now that I have been set straight I did a very quick test on the diff between analogue and digital and as far as volume goes the analogue was quieter...
I no absolutely nothing about this receiver so here's what I think. Are you using the remote to turn on the power, or the power button on the amp. Here is why I ask, my Rotel RSP 1066 has a standby mode and when setup I must turn on...