The Levinson Sound?


I have never listened to a Mark Levinson amp, but am curious as to what sound characteristics they have, especially the older amps from the 90's. How do they compare to say Pass Labs amps? Any info would be appreciated.
333jeffery
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!
Owned ML-2, No 27.5, 23.5, 20.6, 333, 336, 33H.  20.6 were the best sounding.  Preamp wise ML-6B, 7A and 32 Reference are the best
Even from the Mark Levinson vintage website they state there was only one "Legend" poweramp, the ML2 Class-A monoblocks

Quote:
" Power Amplifiers Mark Levinson Power Amplifiers: only 4 designed, one became a legend.
ML-2Class AML-2 2 × 25W monoblocs (the legend).
Class ABML-11 2 × 50W class AB (the entry level)
ML-3 2 × 300W class AB (the huge one)
ML-9 2 × 100W class AB (the baby ML-3)."

Cheers George
Having owned 3 pairs of ML-2s, I can say with confidence that they are NOT the best sounding Mark Levinson amps.  They do have somewhat "dark" sound that plagued some of the early ML amps, and they can be hard (and $$$) to repair if and when they fail, and they DID fail.  

27.5, 23.5, 20.5(6), and later 3XX series amps are all much better sounding