I have been around the "surround-sound" stuff for what seems like forever (I actually have an old SAE analog time delay from around 1980).
Heh...I am actually using my Dad's old SAE 2200 to power my front L/R! It plays very nicely with the 950, although when it is paired with its original mate, an SAE Mark IX-B IIRC, it's like a sonic time warp - I feel like I shouldn't play anything newer than about '75 on that system
WRT to the phono pre discussion...my dad also left me about 3000 vinyl albums when he died. ATM, I don't play them, but I am planning to invest in a decent rig soon. And when I do...
Given the "boutique" nature of vinyl today, and the tidy sums one can easily drop on a nice TT, I think the majority of TT folks are fussy enough to want to pick their own outboard phono pre. Having one in the pre/pro is a convenience for sure, and certainly I would expect Outlaw to make it a nice one (though I've no knowledge of the ones they've put in other products); but all the same, it's not a deal-breaker to me.
Quite the opposite actually; if they included a high-quality one, it might raise the price a couple c-notes, and I wouldn't want that; and if it didn't raise the price much, then I'd worry that it wasn't good enough, and end up replacing it anyway :rolleyes:
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