Sunfire or Outlaw

LSIKING
LSIKING Posts: 5
edited May 2006 in Electronics
My 7.1 System:

LSi 25
LSi FX
LSi 9
LSi C
PSW1000

Question is.....Do I get the Outlaw 7700 or the Sunfire Cinema Grand 200-7 Channel .............Price is not a issue here because the Outlaw I would be paying full boat for and the Sunfire would be close to the same cost because of a deal with a friend.........So price aside, which one should I go with?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2006
    Money aside, I would most definitely go with the Sunfire gear.

    Outlaw represents a great value. Good power, lots o' power, solid gear. However, they just don't have that sweet sound, that musical ability, the tender finesse you get with gear such as the Sunfire.

    Now, those who have actually heard either or both of these, chime in and tell me if I'm wrong.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2006
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    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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    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
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited May 2006
    money aside, get the Sunfire. The doubling up at 4ohms says it all. Outlaw amps can't do that.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited May 2006
    Outlaw....because I like their gear.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited May 2006
    My LSis sounded good with my old Outlaw 7 channel 200 watt amp (770) but now they sound great with my Earthquake Cinenova which doubles into 4 ohms to 600w. I have never heard the Sunfire but I can tell you that there is a lot to be said for more power for the LSi series.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2006
    Since money is no concern, get the Sunfire.
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  • P.HUNT
    P.HUNT Posts: 211
    edited May 2006
    Sunfire hands down.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2006
    another vote for the Sunfire.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited May 2006
    Hmmmmm, I'm gonna say...


    Get them both. Audition them side by side and keep the one that sounds the best.
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  • sickicw
    sickicw Posts: 456
    edited May 2006
    I have used an outlaw with my lsi setup. It doesn't sound very impressive to me. I would demo the sunfire.
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited May 2006
    Haven't heard the Sunfire but I have owned a pair of Outlaw M200 monoblocks. They're decent, but as mentioned before, they're missing the refinement and sweet musical sound you'll experience with higher-end brands/amps. My M200's were replaced by a PS Audio HCA2 with less rated power @ 150 Watts, but still a noticeable step up in SQ (I used both amps with the LSi9 and LSi15). I never trusted the power ratings of those M200's anyways. Somewhere I read they switch to class G after 80 watts - what the hell is class G??? If you're getting a good price break on the Sunfire I'd go for that!

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