Help - Mark Levinson Owners

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Rex,
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I have not had good results with the Shunyata cords (specifically, the Black Mambo). It was certainly better than the stock cords, but killed the detail and left the bass very unfocused, boomy and not at all tuneful.

I have had dramatically good results with the NBS Statement PC and significantly better and terrific results with the top end of the BMI products (Shark and Whale Supreme in particular).
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My point is that in my system, a great power cord that matches up well with your system, room and sound preference makes a huge difference in what a Levinson Amp is capable of putting out. There was a Jaw dropping difference for not a lot of money.
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I would suggest that Piperdan experiment with used cords (they sell at great discount to the list prices)and see what works for him. A used BMI Shark can be bought for around $ 300.00 - 350.00 and a Whale Supreme for a bit more. Both of these cords were dramatically better than the Black Mambo (which did help the Levinson Amp, but was no where near as beneficial as the BMI cords).
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Rgds,
Larry
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Cello - perhaps you mean the Black Mamba? A "Mambo" is a dance :-)

A couple of points:

1. The Black Mamba is about five years old. Technology marches on. Using a five-year-old cord to generalize about all of Shunyata's current products is not quite fair.

2. The Black Mamba is/was a Noise Reduction power cord, designed predominantly for digital source components. I can't think of a worse cord to use on a Levinson amp. The Levinson amps are served properly with a Pacesetter cord, not a Noise Reduction cord.

So, I'm not surprised you didn't like the Black Mamba with your Levinson amp. It definitely wasn't the right match.

I am using harmonix studo master to my ml. no. 39. That pctransformed completly the soundprint of mz system giving more body and live feeling. I sugget to try it.

Lots of good advice here. I have had good luck with Synergistic Research and Shunyata King Cobras on my Krell KAS 2s, 300s and various other equipment. Yes that was quite some time ago. But I do remember the shockingly good improvements a good power cable can make. Currently I have a Mark Levinson 334 amplifier and I am using a Concierto Concert Grand power cord (that I bought used) and the sound has me hooked. My feeling is that I will never part with this power cord. I used to be one that would never believe any improvement could come from changing power cords. Good luck and have fun with it! After all that is what this hobby is for, right?

I use Shunyata Anaconda VXs on my 390S and AXs on my 380S and 335. The 335 has an AX from the wall to a Hydra 2 and another from the Hydra to the amp. All sourced from 3 dedicated 20 amp circuits. Overkill perhaps, but it sounds sweet.