Mark Levinson 534 compared to Pass 350.8

Has anyone heard these two amps?

Any thoughts comparing musicality, dynamics, holographic qualities and jump?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Best amp I ever had was the VTL 200. But I bought it as a demo and if I called the company

I was treated with complete contempt so I realized it would not work in the long run if I had any problem and it needed to be fixed.

But that had everything I wanted if anyone has heard it.

Looking for that warmth and musicality in a solid state.

My pre is the ARC ref 10 which is not going anywhere.

roxy192711-13-2024 2:08pm

ghdprentice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,228 posts 11-13-2024 at 05:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have not heard the recent Mark Levinson amps, but from past experience and intimate familiarity with this and past Pass amps. Pass is much more natural and musical and an excellent pairing with your Audio Research preamp. Mark Levinsen stuff has great specs, is clean and neutral but really lacks rhythm and pace and real world musicality. You can’t really call it analytical sounding but it lacks what the Pass has.
roxy1927 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 135 posts 11-14-2024 at 01:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thank you!
yoder Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 31 posts 11-16-2024 at 02:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Is it just these 2 in the mix? Coda seems to be more of the goto comparison/competitor with Pass for warmth and musicality than Levinson. The solid state I have longer term experience with that has warmth, musicality, and great tone is Circle Labs. It is a hybrid, but it still looks 95% solid state to me, however much impact the 2 little tubes have. If you need that much power, you'd have it and then some if you can do monoblocks.