The Levinson Sound?

clemvice12  POSTED IN THIS FORUM
  I've got the Mark Levinson 335 since 2007, no problem, no electronics review

the capacitors are NOT PHILIPS, they are SPRAGUE, except for error, they are blue

again I repeat, that only the first series 331,332 and 333 are equipped with PHILIPS capacitors

the series 334, 335 and 336 the problem was solved with other capacitors, in Portugal who has this series has not yet repaired it.

WRONG. THE LEVINSON 331/332/333/334/335/336 AND 33H USED PHILIPS CAPACITORS NOW MADE BY CORNELL DUBILIER THERE LOWEST PRICE CAPS SINCE CDE PURCHASED PHILIPS WHILE BACK.THE 3186 LINE. I HAD CORNELL MAKE THE PHILIPS 3186GJ503M125DPA2 (50000uF/125V ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO ALSO FLAGSHIP DCMC LINE DCMC503M125DP2D (50000uF/125V AND DCMC513M160DP2D (51000uF/160V AT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 5.8 INCHES LONG SUPER EXPENSIVE NOW $135 EACH $50 MORE THAN 3186GJ503M125DPA2 THE REASON THE DCMC LINE HAS A HUGE CATHODE FOR COOLER OPERATION. NOW CORNELL RELEASED THESE PARTS TO THERE VENDORS.THE ORIGINAL CHINA MADE PHILIPS ARE BLACK AND BLUE IN COLOR.

THE CORNELL 3186GJ503M125DPA2 MADE BY CORNELL ARE BLACK IN COLOR. THE FLAGSHIP DCMC LINE IS ALWAYS BLUE IN COLOR.
THE ML SERVICE BENCH USES ONLY UNITED CHEMICON FOR REPLACEMENT. PART# U36D612 GLOBAL PART NUMBER E36D1C1CPN503TEE9M (50000uF/125V THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAP MADE BY UCC. THE REASON HARMAN HAVE A CONTRACT WITH UCC. ALSO LOWER PRICE THAN  CORNELL. 

THE ML 383 INT AMP USED UNITED CHEMICON 25000uF/90V AT 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 4.1 INCHES HIGH CRITICAL NO ROOM TO GO HIGH. THE ML-383 DONT HAVE CAP PROBLEMS BUT SEVERE BURNT RESISTORS AND OPAMPS LT109CN8 ETC.

THE ML-33H USED PHILIPS 3186FH603U075DPA2 (60000uF/75V DIAMETER MUST BE 2.5 INCHES AND 5.6 INCHES (143mm HIGH CRITICAL AND 1900uF/150V FOR REGULATOR CAPS TOTAL 8 BIG CAPS AND 4 SMALL CAPS. ML REPLACES WITH UCC CAPS I HAVE THE PART NUMBER.THE 33H SEEMS NOT TO MANY CAP PROBLEMS THE REASON THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED.

NOW THE MEGA STATEMENT ML No.33 MONO BLOCKS NEVER USED PHILIPS IT USED 12 CAPS 39000uF/100V AT 95C UNITED CHEMICON DIAMETER 3 INCHES AND117mm HIGH CRITICAL AND 1900uF/150V REGULATOR CAPS. TOTAL 24 BIG AND. TOTAL CAPACITANCE 1 MILLION IN uF. ALL WERE DESIGNED BY MARK THE NEWER 400 AND 500 SERIES NOT EVEN CLOSE MADE BY HARMAN. THESE LEVINSON WILL SMOKE PASS AND KRELL IN SOUND. THAT IS MY OPINION. NO ONE USED THIS HIGH IN CAPACITANCE IN AMPS. THE PROBLEM WAS PHILIPS.
I HAVE SOLD CAPS FOR ALL OF THESE AMPS 331/332/333/334/335/336/33H AND No 33  JUST SOLD A A SET OF CAPS FOR 336. I HAVE  FEW SETS OF CUSTOM MADE SURGE RESISTORS THAT MUST HAVE JOULES FOR SLOW START ON THESE AMPS. 

THANKS MY FORMER ID WAS renjy651. 

I have owned a lot of Levinson equipment, dating back to the 1980’s, including the ML-2, ML-3, and No 20 amps, and the ML-7 and No 26 preamps.  The earliest stuff was wonderfully musical, but did have a somewhat dark sound.  By the time of the No 20 and No 26 that characteristic was greatly reduced.  I currently own the 585 integrated amp, and it is extremely neutral and transparent. The characteristics that have remained constant are excellent dynamics, bass slam, and fine detail with any harshness.

I have owned a lot of Levinson equipment, dating back to the 1980’s, including the ML-2, ML-3, and No 20 amps, and the ML-7 and No 26 preamps.  The earliest stuff was wonderfully musical, but did have a somewhat dark sound.  By the time of the No 20 and No 26 that characteristic was greatly reduced.  I currently own the 585 integrated amp, and it is extremely neutral and transparent. The characteristics that have remained constant are excellent dynamics, bass slam, and fine detail with any harshness.

I have KEF LS50 and it goes very well with ML 27.5 
The ML calm down the brightness of the KEF's treble, producing a very fluid and liquid sound and yet very revealing.

So far, I am enjoying my ML 27.5 and will never sell it until the date it stops working

I just acquired an ML 12 preamp. Unfortunately, it did not show up with matching ML 11 power amplifier. I don't have a way to test it. I'd appreciate any suggestions, as well as any reviews/opinions on the quality and sound. Many thanks!

ML2 monoblocks, the best sounding amp they ever made. Only 25w but with enough current to drive any speaker to a certain level.

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Cheers George