In what ways is Mark Levinson better than Krell?


I heard both integrated amps, I prefered the krell - more liquid sounding. For those who like Levinson, what do they see in it?

gonglee3
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Try listening to the older Levinson Amps like the 23.5 and 27.5. They are much more liquid and warmer than the Krell's. I have no use for the Levinson models made after the 23.5 and 27.5. The newer models sound dry, analytical and not very musical.
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A great, great amp for the money is a used 23.5 that you should be able to find on Audiogon for around $ 2,500.00 - 2,700.00 if you wait. If you are not happy with a 23.5, you can easily re-sell it. I think that it is one of the best values in hi-end audio.
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Good Luck
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Rgds,
Larry
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Krell has great service. I heard that it took ML 3 months to fix a $ 6000.00 CD player.
Mark Levinson has seven more letters in his name then Krell and he made an instructional romance video with Kim Cattral.
I agree w/ Larry. There is a stable of Madrigal/Levinson "Golden Age" components. I've had my 23.5 amp for 14 years and more recently nailed a 26s preamp and a 25s phono preamp. They are all in a class by themselves, which I would say is best described by the word "invisible." And if you're used to describing quality audio components, that's not a description you hear very often.

Oh, and a word about service. If a Levinson, Krell, ARC, Rowland, McIntosh, CJ, Crown or any quality component from a manufacturer of similar longstanding reputation fails (other than from user torture) it is going to be in the first 100 hours +/- and will most likely be due to a small circuit board device like a resistor, capacitor, or diode, which was just too costly to use the military grade version, and over which the manufacturer had no direct control. After that first 100 hours though, these manufacturers products can last a lifetime with little more than retubing in the case of valve gear. They are over-engineered and built like tanks, which is why they are so hard to find used, and carry high resale values. It's also a good reason not to bitch when one does occaisionally require repair. At least what comes back is a Levinson, not an Aiwa!