Outlaw 990 Preamp?

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited May 2005 in Electronics
I was just browsing Outlaw's website (drooling over their monoblocks) when I ran across their new 990 Preamp. Does anybody know anything about it? It seems it's not even available yet, but is there word out about it yet? Just kind of curious about it, as I recall that a few folks didn't like their 950 preamp.

Here it is on their site.
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  • TheGrayGhost
    TheGrayGhost Posts: 196
    edited May 2005
    The Outlaw 990 is based on the Sherwood Newcastle P-965 preamp with a few added features like DVI switching and balanced analog pre-outs.
    Best Regards, Cliff
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  • nemos2
    nemos2 Posts: 111
    edited May 2005
    audiobliss...

    The outlaw 990 is for sale now ( although I do think that those on the waiting list that was started have the first crack at it).

    Several people have confirmed that their units are on the way as we speak.

    So far only 3 people actually have them in their home, and there is some feedback from at least one of them over at the outlaw forums..

    There has been quite a bit posted so far, check out the link below:
    http://ubb.outlawaudio.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=34

    I am on the waiting list and am looking foward to purchasing the 990. I have a 755 amp that drives my Lsi 15's, and I really like the amp. So....

    just to let you know....
    Polk LSi 15 Fronts
    Polk LSi C center
    Polk LSiFX Surrounds
    Outlaw Audio 990 Pre/Pro
    Outlaw Audio 755 amp
    Paradigm PDR-12 Sub
    Outlaw Audio Cables
    BetterCables Cables
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2005
    Thanks. I'll check out that link.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
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  • nemos2
    nemos2 Posts: 111
    edited May 2005
    audiobliss,

    Just to let you know, I have ordered the 990, and will post a review once it gets into my system.

    So far, it seems that everyone has very positive reviews so far.

    I am excited to get it into my system.

    ian
    Polk LSi 15 Fronts
    Polk LSi C center
    Polk LSiFX Surrounds
    Outlaw Audio 990 Pre/Pro
    Outlaw Audio 755 amp
    Paradigm PDR-12 Sub
    Outlaw Audio Cables
    BetterCables Cables
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  • malikarshad
    malikarshad Posts: 527
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by nemos2
    audiobliss,

    Just to let you know, I have ordered the 990, and will post a review once it gets into my system.

    So far, it seems that everyone has very positive reviews so far.

    I am excited to get it into my system.

    ian

    What are your first impression about the 990? I'm also interested in it. Your opinion would be appreciated.

    Speakers=>Salk Soundscape 8, Soundscape Center,Surrounds-Dali Rubicon LCR, Lsi7
    PreAmp, Amp => Marantz AV8801, ATI 6007 amp, Oppo HA-1 DAC
    Source => Sonore MicroRendu, Oppo BDP-103, Mede8er 600XD, Dune HD Smart D1, Synology DS1813+(16TB)
    Sub - JTR Captivator S2 (Dual 18")
    Power - Furman IT-Ref20i on dedicated 30Amp circuit with Furutech GTX-R outlet
    Screen=> JVC RS-45 projector Da-Lite HP 133" 2.35
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  • nemos2
    nemos2 Posts: 111
    edited May 2005
    malikarshad,

    My first impressions of the 990,

    ITS HUGE!!!

    If you have a small equipment rack it may not be for you due to its size. It is a monster, at almost 18 inches deep, 17.5 inches wide and 8 inches high... it is a beast.

    As far as audio is concerned this is a big step up for me, about a year ago I went for the outlaw 755 amp and was using the Denon 2800 as my pre-amp. The 2800 did not even have digital inputs.

    In my setup the 990 offers better imaging, and you can really tell that the surronds are getting more work. I have not had a whole bunch of time to play around with it, but so far everything is great! I have used the 990 to upsample my CD player, and I really like the result. I do feel that this will be come the default manner in which I will listen to my CD's in the future. I do think that this is a great product at a very attractive price point. I can not really speak to the video portions of the unit as I am not using them.

    I hope to have a more in depth review on my website soon. In the mean time you might want to check out this review :

    http://www.prillaman.net/990_review.html

    As far as I am concerned two thumbs up!!
    Polk LSi 15 Fronts
    Polk LSi C center
    Polk LSiFX Surrounds
    Outlaw Audio 990 Pre/Pro
    Outlaw Audio 755 amp
    Paradigm PDR-12 Sub
    Outlaw Audio Cables
    BetterCables Cables
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  • malikarshad
    malikarshad Posts: 527
    edited May 2005
    Thanks Nemos2 for the quick review and the link.

    Speakers=>Salk Soundscape 8, Soundscape Center,Surrounds-Dali Rubicon LCR, Lsi7
    PreAmp, Amp => Marantz AV8801, ATI 6007 amp, Oppo HA-1 DAC
    Source => Sonore MicroRendu, Oppo BDP-103, Mede8er 600XD, Dune HD Smart D1, Synology DS1813+(16TB)
    Sub - JTR Captivator S2 (Dual 18")
    Power - Furman IT-Ref20i on dedicated 30Amp circuit with Furutech GTX-R outlet
    Screen=> JVC RS-45 projector Da-Lite HP 133" 2.35
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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited May 2005
    One thing's for sure, it's better than the 950. I mean, it could't be worse.

    That thing was one of my biggest disapointments.
    Go BIG or go home!
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  • nemos2
    nemos2 Posts: 111
    edited May 2005
    sorry to hear that sowen010599, Lot's of people liked the 950, it was a little rough out of the starting gate, but Outlaw fixed all those issues as far as I know. Outlaw seemed to have learned their lesson on the 950 and have done some pretty nice stuff with the 990. The auto setup is awesome, and is pretty much dead on. I did not have to tweek anything (speaker distance, delay, volume)

    I never had the 950, but I do own the 755 and now the 990 and I feel that it is a great deal. That being said, it is only 1100.00 bucks so....the line has to be drawn some where.... but the 990 includes a lot of features that many 3000.00 pre-amps include....

    All in all I like it a lot. I will have a full review up hopefully by the end of the week.
    Polk LSi 15 Fronts
    Polk LSi C center
    Polk LSiFX Surrounds
    Outlaw Audio 990 Pre/Pro
    Outlaw Audio 755 amp
    Paradigm PDR-12 Sub
    Outlaw Audio Cables
    BetterCables Cables
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