ltkhuc,
Thanks for the review. If English is not your first language you have absolutely nothing to apologize for. It was just fine and a lot better than a lot of us "natives."

I'm glad you like your 950.

azryan,
No, I didn't really consider you an Outlaw "basher" just one of the frustrated people on the outside looking in while the beta testers played with the prototypes. But yes, I did see the inference of a link between being a beta tester and being a cheerleader and that bothered me a bit. Granted, "Cheerleading" could be defined as having an extremely positive attitude toward something, but I don't think that was what the author was implying. Whatever. I can only speak for myself and I resent the fact that when I tell what I believe is the truth that it's automatically assumed that something less than honest is going on.

But, as said before, I fully understand why some people seem more comfortable now that others are being heard from and the majority of the reports are backing up what we have been saying. Not everyone who receives their 950 can be part of any conspiracy, right? (And your point is well taken about off-topic discussions. I didn't start it, but I'll try to tone it down for the sake of keeping this about the 950 and reviews.)

Speaking of which, my take on the 950's remote is that it's "OK" but I'm not about to give up my Pronto. To me the remote is a bonus with the 950 and does not have anything to do with the sonic performance of the unit. The fact that it has some universal controlability is a nice little extra, but whether it's good or bad is not that important to me. Others may disagree with me but that's my take on this.

My main beef with the remote has to do with its "universality." When you press one of the other functions you have to remember to press the AUD button in the upper left hand corner to return control to the 950 (for menu options, etc.) The VOLUME PUNCH THROUGH function (as explained in the manual) is essential otherwise I'd throw the remote across the room.

However, like I may have mentioned here (I'm on so many forums that it's hard to remember what I said where) I've programmed my Pronto by replacing all my previous DENON 5700 references with Outlaw 950 equivalent references and it suits me fine (including volume and mute punch through on the Pronto).

To anticipate another question, NO, I did not create a special Outlaw 950 CCF file for the Pronto with all the controls on it. I'm willing to bet that this is probably being done as we speak by somebody and I'll probably borrow it as well to add additional functionality to my Pronto as a backup for the Outlaw Remote.

If the CCF already exists I'd like to hear about it.

Take care, all.


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RAF

My HT (latest update 04/17/02) Now includes Outlaw 950 and Outlaw 755


[This message has been edited by Robert A Fowkes (edited May 05, 2002).]