Great Sounding Amps

Two months ago I upgraded to the 2220 monoblocs from the Emotiva Basx ta2 integrated amp (using the Emotiva preamp now) and the improvements are significant and easily heard. All aspects of the audio spectrum have been improved. The bass is now tighter and faster with increased richness and greater visceral texture and extension. Midrange is completely void of any coloration as all vocals sound natural and clear. These amps have the right amount of "warmth" without degrading the clarity or dynamics of the music. Stereo imaging and soundstage now have more definition and separation of instruments, particularly on jazz trios and quartets. The high end is also richer and more natural and balanced without any harshness regardless of the instruments. The overall listening experience has become a room filling sound that I can listen too for hours without fatigue. My system is as follows: JBL HDI 3600, Klipsch 10 inch sub, Onkyo 6 CD changer, Geshelli J2s DAC with upgraded chips and op amps. Cables are World's Best 8ft. 7AWG speaker cables with WBC Quad interconnects and sub cable. Finally, the 2220 amps have made my system complete and extremely satisfying. Highly recommend them.

• 2 out of 2 people found this review useful.

Amazing!

I looked at a lot amps when building my system, many of which were way more expensive. But..why spend more when amps can sound as good as the 2220! Plenty of power on tap and uncoloured sound in my opinion. The appearance and build quality is amazing too. I’d recommend these to anyone.

• 1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

Outstanding amp, for such low price

I was surprised, clean, clear sound. Powerful, no hiss, zero. I reccomend this amp, I use it as a center channel amp.

• 1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

Clean Clear Quiet Dynamic Power

Running a pair of these in a 2 channel system with a pair of Klipsch Heresy IV's and an Eversolo DMP-A8 connected with Blue Jeans XLR input cables. These are overkill on these speakers, but they provide all of the dynamics you could want for music and movies. I am amazed at how quiet the sound floor is on these, absolutely no hum, buzz or hiss - ZERO! To please the wife these are stacked out of sight in a decorative console and even after HOURS of 80 db music listening they are barely warm. The footprint is smaller than similar competitors which offers a lot more options for placement and the build quality is simple and solid. This replaces, and easily out performs, a top end Anthem AVR 100 watt per channel AVR receiver. In my humble opinion there's a lot of value and performance in these amps. I can recommend without reservation.

• 1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

Great results

Design and feel of equipment is solid.

Powerful, cool, stackable, great sounding for

My budget was under $1k, and I needed something with about 200 watts per channel to power my Klipsch RP8000F tower speakers. Needed to work nicely with my Yamaha Aventage A2A receiver sending the signal to these. The two options I heard the best reviews about for my budget & needs were these, and Emotiva. What made me choose Outlaw was they don't have fans (the noise when fans kick on would annoy me). These are built to not get too hot after extended use and are designed to safely stack on top of each other. The one thing I heard is supposedly Outlaw sounds better for home theater and Emotiva for music. My opinion is amps do one thing - provide power. The quality of the speakers will impact the sound itself. If the amp has a high THD then that could impact sound quality, but the THD specs were low for both so I gave Outlaw a shot (would have returned and tried Emotiva if not pleased with them). I lucked out regarding the ground loop/buzz issue many have talked about if using RCA connections, which was my only option due to my AVR only having RCA pre-outs. No buzz or hum. If placing my ear literally inside the horn of my Klipsch tweeter, with nothing playing there is a very faint hiss. With the AVR, that same kind of hiss comes up when turning the volume up more (with nothing playing). Normal noise floor, I read even the Emotiva has that same slight hiss. So does my SVS subwoofer. In all cases once I back my ear out of the horn, from inches away I can't hear it. So no impact to the sound quality of music or home theater. For both music & home theater the sound quality is clean and dynamic, especially as the volume goes up. Less strain on the Outlaw vs the Yamaha at louder levels just helps the power source breathe and bring out the best in the speakers. Home Theater also improves by adding power and dynamics to my other speakers being powered by my AVR. Since it's no longer tasked with powering the mains, it has more headroom and power available for the other speakers. Very happy with these, not returning or comparing to Emotiva, these do exactly what I hoped for (actually exceeded my expectations sound wise). Main reason I got them was just to avoid clipping risks since my AVR even at just 2 channels driven maxed out at 100 watts per channel, and my speakers needing 150 to be at their best. I have heard the bigger risk is under powering speakers - a clipped signal can fry a tweeter pretty quick. If having up to twice the power of the RMS or continuous rating of the speaker, the sound is at its best. 200 not twice as much but still above 150. I also read Outlaw is conservative in their specs. Tests on these actually have them at about 215 watts. Obviously the only risk there is cranking the volume you so high it blows the speakers. But I'd have police knocking on my door and permanent hearing damage if ever raising the volume close to that level. Very happy with these & I highly recommend Outlaw for both music & home theater. They never get too hot, even after having it on all day with music blasting & home theater, after 6-8 hrs once shutting it down it very quickly goes back to room temp. Even when stacked and in a shelf like mine that is only ventilated in the front.

• 1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

Low distortion and runs cool!

With 200w @ 8 ohms and 27dB (1.7v sensitivity), this monoblock is a perfect center channel match-up for my Yamaha RX-A3080. Has the option for a balanced output. I was concerned about heat buildup in console, but it runs naturally cool. I added a 12v triggered fan to the back of the cabinet space and it stays at approx. 84°F. Excellent sound imaging! Cons: -Has a large footprint for one channel -Could be cheaper for one channel, but it's solidly built ;-)

Solid

Solid amp, used for center channel for Kef C200. Noticed clearer dialog and tighter bass immediately.

Nice center channel

Very clean and warm Amplifier

Great product quality

Good buy in my opinion. Was using for center channel but soon upgraded to a multi channel amp.