The Outlaw Audio RR 2160 Mk II stereo receiver is available on Amazon for $1,000. It's a high-end receiver that delivers amazing sound, plenty of inputs and outputs, and has bass management that will floor you. It's also far heavier than you'd expect.
"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it," said Duke Orsino in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The soundtrack of my life is filled with music that spans genres, so when I hear audio from high-quality equipment, I want those sounds in excess (or INXS, as it were). Recently, a rep working with Outlaw Media reached out to me about reviewing the RR 2160 Mk II stereo receiver .
They had been reading my audio equipment coverage and asked me, "So, you're looking for budget equipment that punches above its weight?" Also: The best earbuds I've ever listened to are not by Bose or Sony It's often a stretch to associate the term "budget" with audiophile-level equipment, but the reality is that products capable of producing truly fantastic audio come with a price tag. Even my trusted personal amp, a NAD D 3020 V2 , wouldn't be considered near audiophile level, but it still costs $500 (and is worth every penny). My curiosity was piqued for Outlaw's "budget" amp, however (we're talking a $1,000 price tag) so I agreed to take a look.
I also learned that the co-founder of Outlaw Audio , Peter Tribeman, was one of the co-founders of NAD , the makers of my personal amp, and respected brand of high-fidelity audio equipment. The a.