Mark Levinson ML436

Thanks jazdoc
Is it possible to describe the ml436 sonic e.g similar to
parasound gears?
Did your ml436 give you any trouble?
I search google but found few pages on ML problems
I'm getting a pair ml436 dated sept07. Do you if ml qc has
imrpoved during this period?
Can other member tell me if their ml gears have given them
troubles?

Yes i had a problem with my ML 431 which i owned for 5 years , it could easily have been rissen because i had a melted head fuse (not correctly placed by the electricity company) which gave me serious voltage fluctuations .
The dutch importer / Mark levinson handled it professionally and replaced a complete section with a new one (guarantee period), besides from that it was absolutely fussfree and a pleasure to operate and i still mis those fronts and red standby lights , just look inside one , the build quality is formidable , i only heard of the earlier 3 series that they sometimes had to have their powersupply caps renewed.
I will probably buy back some 436 amps one day, to me it is still the /one of the nicest SS i ve heard ,despite all the newcomers on the market

Primare cd31,

I wouldn't characterize the problems as a QC issue. Rather, if you should actually need service, then things can get a little dicey.

I haven't heard enough of the Parasound gear to make a good comparison with Levinson (or anything else for that matter).