This whole Outlaw announcement and eventual cancellation of so many products, to me, seems unprecedented and one wonders what is the realistic future of the company?
There has been speculation for quite some time... I think the only "budget" boutique electronic company that has been able to thrive is OPPO... However, with that being said.. For Outlaw they had a severe handicap, being the lack of R&D funding. Their R&D budget i would imagine is minuscule compared to the larger companies.
Also, as technology changes at a quicker pace, product cycles are becoming shorter and shorter. This puts even more pressure on small R&D departments....
I think if Outlaw was to concentrate on Amps, and other products with a much longer product cycle they wouldl be more successful overall, they have been selling Marantz products for quite a while now.
