Mark Levinson 25 vs 25s vs JC-2


Hello.

I own a 26s (Bal) + 23.5 now. Both bought here in Audiogion from the same guy. Now I think of play LP and here is the followings:

(1)I own an old JC-2 (28 years old) with phono but still need USD200 to fix the line amp part. Soemone offer me USD$900 to take it without fixing. I can use as phono amp to play LP. In this case I won't need to sell it

(2) Or I sell the JC-2 and I can use the USD900 to buy a Mark 25 phono amp to play with 26s

(3) OR I can spend up to USD1600 to buy a Mark 25s.

What should be my choice?
ken1967
Thanks Neil,

Just wounder the ML23.5 can conrol the base of WB Discovery ( Isobaric bass is very hard to push ) I was told....

Ken1967
Whoaru - the last time I bought the Camac adapters was about 18 months ago, so they've probably gone up like everything else. Thank God they didn't raise their minimum to $200!! If you need to make up a minumum order, get some of the shorted Camacs for your unused inputs. They're only about $10 (used to be $8, so I'm guessing :~)
Hello
I need some help please,I have found an 25s phono preamp with power supply unit.
And i Want to know if today this Phono preamp is worth 2000€

I Search for a Phono preamp dynamic and Dead silence.

Thanks
I already posted this response to another recent enquiry about this phono amp:

I had a 25s (and 26s preamp) for many years. I recently sold them to (two different) individuals in Asia for 50% more than I paid for them used in 2004!

They are both very fine pieces of equipment (the "s" models that is -- the 'regular' 25 and 26 units are good but not great, and certainly not for the money some people seem to be willing to pay for them!) I sold my Levinson N°25s about a year ago including the PLS-226 dual power supply, AC power cord, lo-voltage connecting cord, 4 Fischer gold-plated Camac-to-RCA adapters for $3450. Don't be afraid to buy one with the power supply set for 220V. They are easy to convert to 110V ;~) (The last models made have 'regular' RCA connectors, which is nice.)

The 25s phonoamp is one of the QUIETEST grain-free phonoamps you will ever hear and it has plenty of gain for even .2mV MC cartridges . It has several cartridge load settings, and can be customized further if need be.

There are a half dozen (new) solid state phonoamps on the market today that are as good or better than the 25s, but the least expensive of them will set you back ten grand more or less.