I didn't expect a retro amp to sound this accurate across every genre - but this one nails it

• The Outlaw Audio RR 2160 Mk II stereo receiver is available online for $949.
• It's a high-end receiver that delivers amazing sound, has plenty of inputs and outputs, and has bass management that will floor you.
• It's also far heavier than you'd expect.

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"If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it," Duke Orsino said 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 abundance (or, as it were, INXS).

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