EMC 24/192 or Mark Levinson 39.


I AM LOOKING AT LISTNING TO THE EMC 24/192 AND THE ML 39
I HAVE A GRYPHON TABO AMP AND WILSON ACT 1 SPEAKERS,
AND NBS CABLES EANY ADVICE.
grange
the EMC 24/192 is considerably better sounding than the 39.
However, if you're talking about the 390S (current model or 39 can be upgraded), now you've got a much closer comparison sonically. The 390S (or 39) of course have feature advantages (built in pre-amp with volume and balance, phase inversion, digital inputs and outputs, etc.).
I can highly recommend the ML 39 also-- excellent build quality and very musical. Haven't heard the EMC, but my dealer is really high on them. Cheers. Craig
Both great units - I have the EMC with a Kora Hermes 24/192 DAC - a friend has the 39. I think it sounds very good - he had a problem with that thin drawer mechanism and had to send it in. Check them out and buy the one you think sounds better. The 39 can be used without a preamp
The ML 39 is upgradeable to the 390s, which sounds audibly better. We've talked about this on other threads.