Actually, that's a pretty good suggestion, if you want a new product. The Outlaw 975 is very well designed and laid out as far as internal architecture goes. It runs in the same league as the Emotiva UMC-200 did. If you were looking at a new product, I would actually suggest the 976 model instead (for $929, which is well within your budget for "new"). It supports balanced XLR outputs and has much better power supply and power supply filtering - plus it supports HDMI 4K for future.
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That being said, I still think that Integra DHC-60.5 would be a better choice. It has much larger power supply and much better components than the Outlaw (capacitors, transformers, etc.). It is used, but you would get better sound quality in the end. The Outlaw is built based on very similar principles to Emotiva -- to build the best design as possible using the cheapest components and sell direct to customer (no retail distribution) to give the best "bang for the buck" for the consumer. They definitely succeed in that. But keep in mind that Integra originally retailed for $2k (I just checked) and was highly mass marketed and distributed (which means it's still cheaper for a given performance that the boutique companies such as Bryston or Krell). Integra DHC-60.5 comes in at 24lbs, where the Outlaw 975 is only 9lbs, the 976 is 12 lbs.
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That being said, I still think that Integra DHC-60.5 would be a better choice. It has much larger power supply and much better components than the Outlaw (capacitors, transformers, etc.). It is used, but you would get better sound quality in the end. The Outlaw is built based on very similar principles to Emotiva -- to build the best design as possible using the cheapest components and sell direct to customer (no retail distribution) to give the best "bang for the buck" for the consumer. They definitely succeed in that. But keep in mind that Integra originally retailed for $2k (I just checked) and was highly mass marketed and distributed (which means it's still cheaper for a given performance that the boutique companies such as Bryston or Krell). Integra DHC-60.5 comes in at 24lbs, where the Outlaw 975 is only 9lbs, the 976 is 12 lbs.