beyond 1000,

Normally, I would not answer an opinion post, but in this case, I will make an exception.

The country of origin does not guarantee the quality (or lack of it). Rather it is the other things that count: the product design, (especially the circuitry), choice of components, attention to detail, and strict production process control.

"Made in USA" does not necessarily mean a product is great unless all of the above and other requirements are taken into consideration. Conversely the same is true for products "Made in China". Case in point: (Many of us own I-phones and Oppo Blu-Ray players (both great products made in China). Be it China,Taiwan, Malaysia, Mexico, Brazil, Germany or the U.S., the rules are all the same when it comes to designing and manufacturing a quality product. The burden of ensuring those high standards, falls upon the brand itself.

The Model 5000 reviews below (from two very different publications) tell it all. We submitted the amplifier to them because of their very different approaches to an evaluation. That said, their final conclusions are remarkably similar.

http://www.audioholics.com/amplifier-reviews/outlaw-5000

http://www.cnet.com/news/the-affordable-...ower-amplifier/


In the end, we have one Outlaw rule. Every product we offer for sale we would all own for ourselves. The 5000 will soon become part of my own system.

Peter