Hello Gang. Checking in as a "consumer" rather than a "beta tester" this time 'round. (A lot less frantic).

For those interested:

My Initial Impressions after 1 day

RAF! Good to see you around these parts! It sounds like the 2150 has been a fun toy for you - thanks for the feedback.

Hello, gonk! I still lurk here but am busy with my other web responsibilities and, of course, all those marvelous TOYS!

I'm am straddling the fence on being the impulsive buyer of the 2150. I own first generation 750/950 equipment from Outlaw for my main theater room. However, I also own a Yamaha RX-750 (2 channel) stereo receiver. Duh, I think that's why they call it stereo???? Anyway I wanted your opinion on the true sonic differences in the pre-circa 2 channel offerings of say 4 years ago to the curent Outlaw offering. Be specific, as I will have to work on sneaking this into my home under the EYES of my wife who has said many times that 'I have more electronic stereo equipment than anyone could ever need'.

Now I'm even more impatient for mine. I *think* it's coming wednesday.

The last "stereo" receiver I owned was a NAD 7130 (still in service at my son's house!) Ironically, Peter Tribeman was instrumental in the design of this classic unit. After that I started using AV Receivers (Pioneer, then Denon, and then separates). Prior to this I used a variety of stuff. My personal favoritse were Dynaco pre-amps and Dynaco ST70 amplification (2 channel).

My most recent method of listening to vinyl was to use a Parasound phono pre-amp feeding my Lexicon MC-8 pre/pro and then amplified by two channels of my Outlaw 755. In the short time I've had the RR2150 I have to say that listening to records on it sounds just as good (and even quieter!) than my HT setup. I don't know whether this is because of a better phono pre-amp in the RR2150, or the lack of all the digital stuff, or a combination of both factors and others that I'm not mentioning. Considering that my HT electronics pre/pro and amps list for about $8000, I consider the $600 RR2150 to be very impressive indeed.

And it's not really fair to try to compare it with "legacy" devices because of the advances in circuitry over the past 20-50 years.

The bottom line: For 2 channel sound (and to bring a tear to the eyes of an old-timer) the RR2150 has to be heard to be believed. And, since I understand that it is temporarily out of stock, the secret is probably out.