Is Levinson 33 still a reference standard today???

Richard Hardesty, in his Audio Pefectionist Journal, went from the ML33's to the Theta Dreadnaught I's stating they were better. The Levinson's were sold. Later, he went to the Theta Citadel's as his reference. He is the only reviewer that I have seen really make a definitive statement to the point of actually stating a preference and his reason why.
He has become a fan of no negative feedback amps used with tube preamps. He currently uses a VTL 7.5 preamp.

Hey Guys,
I have this same question and since this thread did not seem to get much attention when it was created I figured I would bring it back up for another try. If you have had the 33's and went to something else, tell us what and why.

Not alot of 33 guys here mainly because of price and no logical support from Harman Int.,the beaners that bought out Levinson.In response to Big,the cat who preferred Theta to Levinson will in 2 years no doubt prefer Brand XYZ to Theta and on it goes down the line.Human nature doesnt deviate much after 5 or so.Happy Memorial Day men,Bob

Still very impressive amplification by any standard but given the complete lack of support from Levinson (now Harman International and formerly Madrigal Labs) I expect you will end up seeing more of these on the market and the resale gradually dropping.

Having taken a chance on Levinson and paid the price I will stick with the product, but knowing what I do now, I would not do so again, nor would I recommend Levinson product past or current. If I was to go in a different direction I would likely go with Pass Labs.