The Levinson Sound?


I have never listened to a Mark Levinson amp, but am curious as to what sound characteristics they have, especially the older amps from the 90's. How do they compare to say Pass Labs amps? Any info would be appreciated.
333jeffery
later MLevinson rectified and released the EXCELLENT 334,335 and 336 already with other capacitors, no longer suffered from this problem

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Ok . 336 two channels

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the power cable on the 335 is not rigid, it is replaceable by any other.

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excellent amplifiers , 334,335 e 336 

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333jeffery
I'll answer your question with one word: Music. 
I purchased mine in July of 03. 

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clemvice
Never said any thing about the 335 was only talking about the 336 power cord as i own the 335
To my ears the 23.5 and 27.5 series amps are some of the best sounding Levinson amps ever produced. The 300 series also sound fantastic but the earlier series were best because of the 300 series capacitor issues. Levinson from my understanding fixed this issue about mid way through the 334 and later series of amps. The 300 series versus the 20 series of amps are similar in sound but some folks like the 20 series and others the 300. Personally I like both but ended up with a gently used 27.5 mainly because it doesn’t have cap issues. I would not rule out a 23.5 or 27.5 if I were you. Overall, I think Levinson amps are neutral sounding and will reproduce what you feed them. I have heard this from numerous audiophiles through the years. They are NOT dark sounding. Pass on the other hand completely opposite. I have never heard a Pass amp I liked. If you have dark or extremely warm speakers they probably are a nice fit.