The Emotiva really looks very cool. Let's just hope it is in the same league as the big boys; Aragon, parasound Halo, Anthem and et al. in feature and sound.

I’d like to see a new model with some of the extra features mentioned here but I’d also like to see a truly high end model with everything you could dream of for about twice the price just for the people who want it all. I mean the current 950 has been compared to much higher end gear (read higher priced) and every one says its real close in performance so how much more would it take to make one the king of the audio/video world. I’d gladly pay twice the price or even more for an Outlaw unit that has everything that say a Mark Levinson No.40 has. (and that’s a $30,000 unit.) I know Outlaw could build a unit with that many bells and whistles (and performance) for a whole lot less than 30 g’s.

Lasher

Altho there has been a lot written about the so-called "double bass", I would like it as a selectable feature. I just read a magazine review about a receiver that has "double bass" as an option!! One can select either:

a. full-range signals go to the main channels and the subwoofer gets all signals below the cross-over point plus the LFE channel, or

b. only signals above the cross-over point go to the main channels and the subwoofer gets all signals below the cross-over point plus the LFE channel

No fair arguing about "why would anyone want it" "defeats the artistic intent of the creater" ..... and so on.

I have that in my relatively old analog processor, and am not happy about giving it up when I upgrade.

I do not believe the Outlaws could build a unit that matches the Mark Levinson for twice the price of a 950, but I would certainly buy one if they did. However, I would like the unit to be easy upgradeable, ala the sunfire, have world class 2CH performance, and very flexible crossover settings, for all channels, that are easy for everyone to understand.

There's more to read about Outlaw's next generation pre/pro at http://ubb.outlawaudio.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000164.html

Mark Levinson isn't what it used to be though either...