Why is the market for used Levinson amps so slow?

One morning I turned it on and there was static on the right channel. I power cycled it a few times, made sure there were no cabling issues, etc and could not get it to stop.

I called the ML support number and they said that more than likely it was a cap failing, which they confirmed and repaired. At the time they were still repairing the amplifiers in-house.

Interesting. Thanks.

Its documented fact the 300 series has/had issues out the yingyang (and has since day one).JUNK!!!

Where is this documented? Just posts like yours? (I figured you never owned an ML product.)

Read all the post on the net my friend..cant help it if ya got stuck holdin the 300 series bag,lol.Yes, never owned a 300 series but I would buy a 500 series

Read all the post on the net my friend..cant help it if ya got stuck holdin the 300 series bag,lol.Yes, never owned a 300 series but I would buy a 500 series.

Just as I thought. Hearsay. I didn't get stuck; all of my ML equipment is now sold, but I'm left with a lot of respect for the designers of that generation. And that even includes the No39 CD player that needed a replacement circuit board, and I tested the slow and expensive service of Harman's out-sourced repair shop. (High Tech Masters) I'd still be a Levinson owner, but their latest stuff is priced too high for my sensibilities.

No experience at all with ML gear, but I will say that having first-hand experience with an ML dealer is much more than hearsay. A dealer is an authority who can compare the line under discussion to his experiences with other products in the ML line and and with products from other companies.

Missioncoonery is very specific in his criticism and has been very open on the basis for this criticism. And (somewhat surprisingly) this issue hasn't kept him from writing off other lines of ML equipment.

Give him some credit for backing up his claim. This is a lot more support for a claim than I often see on audio forums.

And his answer seems to go a long way towards answering your original question.