any comments on the rotel 1066 surround processor?

There's a great article/review in the new issue of Stereo Guide to Home Theater. It compares it to earlier Rotel Pre- Pros and the Anthem AVM 20. They gave it a great recommendation, and even made it their pre pro choice for 2002.

I HAD THE ROTEL INSTALLED LAST NIGHT. OVERALL THE SONICS SOUND GOOD. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE DSP FLEXIBILTY AS THE OLD YAMAHA DID, BUT IN DOLBY DIGITAL STRAIGHT IT SOUNDS VERY CLEAN AND NATURAL. THE REMOTE TOOK 3 HOURS TO PROGRAM AND IT'S STILL DIFFICULT TO USE. SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO INVENT AN EASY TO USE REMOTE THAT IS EASY TO PROGRAM AND EASY TO USE. I'LL BE A RICH MAN WHEN I DO.
THE OTHER THING I FIND INTERESTING IS THAT THE BOX HAD A BIG "MADE IN CHINA" LABEL ON IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STUFF MADE THERE. I'M IN THE ELECTRONICS BUSINESS MYSELF AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF COUNTERFEIT PARTS BEING USED AND THE QUALITY IS SHABBY. I BUY STUFF FROM COMPANIES LIKE ROTEL FOR QUALITY. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

cconrad, I'd suggest taking a few dollars of your audio budget and buying a working keyboard, i.e., one that has a "CAPS LOCK" key that can be turned off! :-)