The Levinson Sound?

Thanks! again generatorlabs
I had Adcom back in the 80's to early 90's. It suited my needs and listening style in those days. Well built gear indeed.
You are correct, in that, the 300 series is highly regarded amongst audiophiles. For an amp of this caliber, $1000-1500 is not too much to bring it back to original spec.  Very cool to own a recording studio as well.

Where are you located?
Happy Listening!

Thank You! for the clarification on the 300 series of amps stocked w/ Philips caps.  What other gear, including cabling, is in your system?
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To all in copy. My no. 334 is still OEM since july of 2003. Not a scratch. Even have the 2 pairs of special Madrigal gloves. (Except for the power cord, I'm using a Voo Doo Cable Fire) The OEM is a 3x14 awg power cord.

I have not had any issues with the capacitors, yet. I spoke to Pyramid sometime ago and they quoted a price for a new replacement board and all eight capacitors for under $750. Plus shipping both ways- of course. From my understanding, the capacitors can store juice for quite sometime, even after powering down. I certainly don't want to be poking around under the hood and exacerbate issues.

My white inner Levinson carton is in perfect condition. I sent an email to Harman Luxury Division regarding the outer brown carton. They responded within 24 hours! I recently purchased a new oversized outer carton directly from Harman Luxury Division for $50. Just in case I need to ship the sharp finned 110lb monster.

I do not have the techical skills of our new friend generatorlabs, unfortunately. And I believe his unit is most unique. However I don't mind utilizing a centralized service center. Pyramid Audio reports that one staff member has Levinson experience dating back to the 1990's. Besides, I would have to ship any of my other equipment if it needed to be repaired. (Ayre, Oppo, Anthem-even Cables)

As for the topic of this thread: The Levinson Sound? I love the whole dual mono design. It sounds very much like music. Effortless with great separation and soundstaging. Great frequency extention at both ends. 

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Would a Levinson 20.5 amp that's been recapped be worth consideration? Do they produce high current into low impedance speakers?

again I repeat, that only the first series 331,332 and 333 are equipped with PHILIPS capacitors

the series 334, 335 and 336 the problem was solved with other capacitors, in Portugal who has this series has not yet repaired it.

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And once again you are wrong.  My 336 caps failed which I returned to Levinson for repair and was told that ALL 3xx amplifiers suffered the same issue.  It's not the caps themselves, it's the way they are used in the circuit which shortens the life of them.