I *still* say the Sony plays louder. See, it has 11 on the volume knob. The Outlaw only goes up to 10. The Sony is one louder.


OK, I get it. One difference is that the Sony's volume knob reads - 100 to 0 dB, whereas the Outlaw's is -80 to +10. But out of the box, everything is naturally about 30 "dB" lower (or higher, depending on how you look at it) for the Sony compared to the Outlaw, hence the perception it plays louder.

There actually is no mention of referencing in the Sony manual, just balancing levels. And even for the Outlaw, it says that if 0 dB at 75 dB is too loud, to use -10 dB. But then it's not absolutely referenced anymore.

Bottom line, both are plenty loud enough for me...


[This message has been edited by Kevin C Brown (edited October 03, 2002).]