How would the 1070 compare to a receiver like the denon 2807? What reasons helped you go with the 1070? I'm trying to decide what reciever to go with and would appreciate any input. Thanks

Hi,

I am close to ordering the 1070. For musical purposes , I feel the denon 2807 will get eaten alive by the 1070. I say this cause I have listend to higher model Denon AV receivers and found the sound to be dry and not good for music yet great for movies.

I have a Denon 3930Ci Reference DVD player. I can use the Denon Link (Cat-5) to make my life easier yet all the time I have been on this forum, all the times I have posted, my many talks with people who have outlaw amps and have had the 1070 or the 1050, have led me to belive that the 1070 is in a class by itself.

Case is point, the 1070($899) has a Toroidal Power Transformer and the lowest cost Denon AV receiver to have one is $4000(4806CI). Also, the 1070 has all those digital Coax and Toslink inputs. Most receivers , even those that are double the cost of the 1070 have less inputs.

Do not be fooled by HDMI imputs these days and they can CAN'T pass the new HD Audio streams from Blu-Ray movies.

Also, the 1070 can power a 4 ohm load without trouble , proving that the amp is really Good.

Of course the support that Outlaw Audio gives is second to none from my many years being an Audiophile. Let's look at Denon , Ok? Buy a Denon unit from a non Denon Authorized Dealer and the Denon Company will not service your unit or honor the warranty.

I have had the pleasure to speak with Outlaw's Direcor of Sales and Marketing several times and asked so many questions and always got answers. Try doing that with Denon, it will never happen.

I hope this helps you in your decision?

Let me know.

Liz

The 2807 offers a few features that the 1070 lacks, since it's a newer design. Denon's larger R&D depth lets them roll out new models every year and push new tech into their products ahead of everybody else. The 2807's HDMI inputs are v1.1 compatible, and there are a few extra bells and whistles (built-in XM tuner).

As Lizard King points out, though, the 1070 is built with a somewhat different philosophy. It'll spend probably three years on the market, so when it first arrived about 18 months ago it had a very competitive feature set. Outlaw knows that by the time it's ready to be discontinued (which I suspect will happen some time in 2008, probably past mid-year, but that's just a SWAG) there will be lots of competitors like the 2807 that offer more features. The 1070 will still be competitive even then because of some things that won't change: sound quality, build quality, and customer support. The amp section is conservatively rated at 65W, just like it's predecessor the Model 1050 (which still sells for more than $300 on the used market due in large part to that amp section, even though it sold for $500 when it was discontinued in 2003). The unit is solidly built, and you can count on support both directly from Outlaw and from the crowd around here for the life of the unit.