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Are the "Outlaws" for real?

Every now and then I come across an article about Outlaw Audio. Their products get good reviews from the magazines with The Perfect Sound being the latest. They reviewed The 950/770 combo. and enjoyed it quite a bit. Their receiver also seems to be liked quite a bit. Are their products true contenders in the midfi range? Can they hold their own against companies like Rotel,B&k ,or Sherbourn? Has anyone done a head to head comparison with the Outlaw amps or pre/pro.? Are they for real. Any info. is greatly appreciated. Thanks Chris
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Here is a link for a comparison between the Outlaw 950 and the B&K Ref 30. Interesting that the tester claims that the 950 he had didn’t meet specs.

http://dsnyder.ws-e.com/outlaw/

I was interested in the 950 but now I think I'll wait until the used price for the Ref 30 comes down a tad.
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I would also like to start "scientifically" testing my equipment but what comes out on paper isn't necessarily what your ears like. Maybe the equipment is flat across the band but my ears aren't!

There is a free download of the TrueRTA and it is pretty useful even though you don't get the whole picture.

As for the Outlaw 950, I found another document that shows that it's actually a clone of another mfg.

http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/clone_prepros.php

Maybe this is a good thing since the other units costs so much more, but it makes you think twice about the 950.
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