Outlaw getting into Stereo

Ricardo

http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

For $599....is 3 times as much as the HK3480 (refurb)....but lots of more features...

Here's a summary:

The RR2150 Stereo Receiver combines sophisticated retro styling with audiophile performance and a wallet friendly price.
•State-of-the-art stereo receiver inspired by the art deco table radios of the past

•High performance FM Stereo/FM/AM tuner

•Multiple inputs with separate record output bus

•USB input for playback of streaming audio output from compatible computers

•High quality phono input for both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges

•Processor/equalizer loop

•The only stereo receiver with a subwoofer output that includes selectable, analog bass management

•Front panel “speaker equalization” selector adds a half-octave of bass boost at a choice of frequencies to improve performance with compact bookshelf speakers

•Headphone jack with level control

•Front panel stereo mini-jack input for easy connection to portable devices such as iPod®
•Tone control defeat

•Precision, motorized volume control

•A/B Speaker Output

•Pre-Out/Main-In connections

•IR In/Out jacks

•Amplifier Trigger for use as preamp with external power amplifier

•Removable IEC style power cord

•Multi-device, programmable remote

PolknPepsi

That's great....

....it smokes my Denon #685 stereo receiver with features. That wild retro look is quite different from the normal run of the mill receiver too and the price for the two channel people isn't too bad.

heiney9

PolknPepsi wrote:

That's great....

....it smokes my Denon #685 stereo receiver with features. That wild retro look is quite different from the normal run of the mill receiver too and the price for the two channel people isn't too bad.

Come on PnP you know us 2 channel guys don't use receivers . It sure looks nice and has some great features.

shack

It's about time....They unveiled the prototype over a year and a half ago. I think folks had just about given up that it was ever going to be built.

shack

I noticed they bumped up the WPC to 100. It was originally 75wpc (where the 2150 model # designation came from). I like the subwoofer out with bass management. I just might have to look into this one.

shack

Nice looking too. In a retro sort of way...

steveinaz

Cool, I was beginning to think that stereo receivers were a thing of the past. Viva 2-channel!

Jstas

That's snazzy!

PolknPepsi

I like it but where is the Black model?????????

Airplay355

I don't like all the knobs on it, it reminds me of some NASA stuff from the 60's. I bet it's pretty cool though. If I were looking for a stereo receiver I'd check it out.

shack

PolknPepsi wrote:

I like it but where is the Black model?????????

Why....here she is.....

ohskigod

me likey. might be tuff for them to market though. do many people buy 2 channel recievers anymore?

It would be cool if this sparked a somewhat mainstream return of 2 channel. I wish this thing was out when my dad was still alive. He allways wanted a very good quality 2 channel reciever, but it was like no one made them anymore, at least not near his price range, and he had NO interest in seperates, despite my reccomendations. this would have been friggin perfect for him

ohskigod

Shack, that was absolutly fantastic!!!!!!!

PolknPepsi

She looks soft warm and cuddly......but she also looks like shes been dipped in oil.......

I would be head over heels crazy for that receiver if they could have squeezed a couple 200 watt monoblocks inside that cabinet........
....but still......I like the looks of it and the controls look easy to locate which on most receivers you might as well break out the magnifying glass.

Emlyn

I was reading in Stereophile recently that the European market has tanked for surround sound systems. Most people don't want 5 speakers and a subwoofer in their living space, and are happy with MP3 or similar sources for stereo music. Also, more European consumers have been buying turntables this year than standalone CD players. The MM/MC phono stage seems to be reaching out to these types of consumers. Maybe the U.S. market is swinging in this direction too. Since the receiver is probably a sharing effort between Taiwan or Korean engineering and production that could be sold globally, the global switch to compressed audio (note the USB port for connection to a computer) in a stereo only format for general consumer use is probably what's driving the production of this kind of product.

I think it's a good idea overall and shows Outlaw isn't stuck in a single-minded rut with their designs.

halo

Airplay355 wrote:

I don't like all the knobs on it, it reminds me of some NASA stuff from the 60's.

I agree. I like the knobs on the black model better. I could play with those ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT!

aaharvel

I love the design of that Outlaw. NOtice the curved 2/toned design theme on both the front facia and the top left corner. Very nice. Oh and she's not too bad herself.

BrentMcGhee

I wonder how come they dont have a shot of the rear up for it yet.... that is what i want to see

(i tried as hard as i could not to sound dirty )

halo

BrentMcGhee wrote:

(i tried as hard as i could not to sound dirty )

What's wrong with dirty?

shack

BrentMcGhee wrote:

I wonder how come they dont have a shot of the rear up for it yet.... that is what i want to see

(i tried as hard as i could not to sound dirty )

Here is a shot of the rear of the Black model....

shack

shack wrote:

Here is a shot of the rear of the Black model....

I guess while I'm at it....here is a shot of the back of the Silver one...

shack

Another picture for those interested....