WOULD IT BE DUMB TO BUY A MARK LEVINSON NO 23.5

@jeffvegas,

key point is comment by @testpilot, and agree. nothing wrong with the amp, but they are known for running hot and being hard on caps. so maybe first question you need to ask is can you recap it yourself? If so then by all means jump in with both feet. If those skill sets are not yet developed then figure in the cost of getting it done at some point into your purchase price.

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Hello jeffvegas, Glad to hear you're back on track.My local dealer sold Levinson during the Madrigal era, and I remember the transition from the 23.5 to the 331/332/333 and later the 334/335/336. I never owned any of the 33X series stuff, however, I listened to it plenty. Mostly on Wilson Watt/Puppys and Thiels back then. The sound of the 335 was definitely on par with the 23.5, as I recall.
 The George Meyer 335 looks like a sound deal, and a safe way to go.

I cheated!!! I bought a Krell FPB 400 CX. Sorry Mark Levinson. The deal on the Krell was too good to pass up. 

     Uh oh, sooner or later you may regret buying the Krell.  Everything you and others were stating, regarding how timelessly good Mark Levinson gear is, I believe is true. 
     My only personal  ML excellent experience is  with a ML 326S preamp but I don't think I could be more impressed or pleased with its performance in my system.  I don't recall reading such exemplary praise being bestowed upon older Krell gear but maybe there is some and I just missed it.

Best wishes,
    Tim

What i didn´t understand, i have a ML23 for my JBL4425 in my controll room/studio and i love this amp, but it only gets lukewarm. Before i bought the amplifier, he was at the service at Sun-Audio / Germany.