mark levinson 23.5 or Ayre V5? That's the problem


Hi boys, which amplifier for vienna acoustics "mahler"?
Ayre V5, latest amplifier from Ayre or "old" but very very good mark levinson 23.5?
Thanks for your opinions.
Best regards
Stevelety
ilenboy
The point is the current range of 3kk amps is sterile. This is borne out by my listening, indeed. Previous amps, and reportedly the 4kk series, are not so bad.
I am currently driving a pair of Mahlers with a Plinius SA250MKIV AMP with marvelous results....
Actually, Ivanj, I felt the same way about the older stuff too, just somewhat more or less, depending on the particular model. I haven't heard anything 4xx. To use an analogy, I feel like ML aims at the Mercedes crowd, when I'm a Porsche guy. Refinement carried to the point that the joy of the experience is filtered out; technically excellent but the raw excitement is gone. Nothing wrong with that, just not my particular cup of tea.