Outlaw Audio has Discontinued the ICBM

nebborjk
nebborjk Posts: 425
edited February 2006 in Electronics
I was thinking about adding one of these to my setup. Looks like I'll need to look for something used. Seems kind of weird that his was discontinued. From what I've read it was a great product and the price was low.

http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/icbm.html
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2006
    That is weird... maybe they're putting out a new model. Or maybe there just wasn't enough of a market. Glad I got one when I did.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,536
    edited February 2006
    Probably discontinued for lack of sales as the product was designed and marketed to provide bass management for six channel analog high resolution sources like DVD-A and SACD, but most of those source components have had bass management plus distance compensation capabilities built in for the last couple of years now. It was a great idea for its time though.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited February 2006
    I bought one a while back when my (old Kilpsch) pre/pro had nothing for bass management. I now have the Outlaw 950 but still use the ICBM. It just looks too cool in the rack to take out. :)
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2006
    I've been using mine to screw around building subwoofers- nothing beats having a bigass knob to twist instead of digging around in some submenu of the receiver.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2006
    Cool and effective if you could afford an extra whole set of 5.1 cables! The extra cabling set ya back almost as much as the ICBM.:D
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2006
    I'm keeping mine for the distant future. never know when you need a good sub crossover for a project. you can use this in 2 channel too if so inclined. Its a great unit, and doesnt alter the sound in the chain at all from my ears standpoint.

    I kind of knew the market for it would dry up and it would be discontinued. Had to see it comin. Glad I got one.

    I originally bought mine for the same reason Ron-p did, bass management for the Klipsch Promedia pre/pro. it was a good combo and served me well until I got the Outlaw 950. I use the bass management in the 950 and removed the ICBM from the theater.
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited February 2006
    Hey ohskigod,

    Does the Outlaw 950 include Bass Management if your using the analog inputs? It was my understanding that very few pre/pre out there actually applied bass management to the analog inputs. Is this one of them?
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited February 2006
    I agree that the demise of DVD-A and SACD led to the discontinuation of this product. Everyone that wanted one already had one....well nearly everyone.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2006
    nebborjk wrote:
    Hey ohskigod,

    Does the Outlaw 950 include Bass Management if your using the analog inputs? It was my understanding that very few pre/pre out there actually applied bass management to the analog inputs. Is this one of them?


    you mean for the sacd analogue inputs? is has a cross of 80 hz only, engages by a switch in the back of the unit. if I ever use them and find the 80 hz crossover to be innefective, out will come the icbm :D
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited February 2006
    Gotcha.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited February 2006
    I am going to hook mine up between the pre/pro and the amp.
    I haven't gotten around to it yet but when I get behind the rack again I am hooking it up to see how it sounds this way.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2006
    Yeah, mine usually goes between the processor & the amp- but it's mostly two channel when I'm doing that. However, it's key for the old quad SQ processor & LP's.
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