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How would a Ayre KX-5 Twenty stack up against a Mark Levinson No 326s?

How would a Ayre KX-5 Twenty stack up against a Mark Levinson No 326s? Anyone compared these two side by side or even a KX-5 non Twenty to the 326s? I'm looking for the most refinement in a solid state balanced preamp below 10k "new". 

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gareneau
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Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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joeinid
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http://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/604-ayre-acoustics-kx-5-twenty-preamplifier
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jafant
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Thanks! for sharing- joeinid
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joeinid
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My pleasure. I can't compare to the Levinson preamp but a friend had the Levinson integrated and we both were not crazy about it. Dark and kind of closed in. Not sure how the Levinson received Stereophile Class A rating like the Ayre Integrated but I'd take the Ayre over anything else at this point.
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