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Good upgrade from Levinson 33H's

I have been reading discussions on here and in audio reviews, looking for a good upgrade from my Levinson 33H's. First off, these are the best amps I have heard, but I have not heard many of the new wonder amps discussed on many threads here. I am running all Stealth cable, with the Genesis 4 tower speakers.....so the amp I choose to upgrade to, will be running only my Mids / Tweeters. Some, but not all, that I have interest in are, BAT, Joule, Lamm, MBL,CAT,Atma-sphere, Soulution......generally the usual suspects. Each seems to have it's good and bad points, or rather, supporters and critiques, probably depending on many occassions to what supporting equipment people may be using. I guess the bottom line here for me is, which amps in this list or not, would be a substantial upgrade from my Levinson 33H's.......I don't want a lateral move! To all those that will say.....you have to audition....and what do you like or what are you looking for....yes of course. However, without traveling the continent to audition them all in someone elses system, what should my short list be? Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.
bullot
bullot OP
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Still no Troy, customs issue with Fedex! Hopefully it will be here tomorrow. I also needed two extra ground cables that Miguel is sending........so as soon as it is all here and hooked up I will give an initial report and perhaps a few other reports if things take a drastic change as it settles in.
bullot OP
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Troy is here and the transformation is exquisite!!
lloydelee21
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congrats!!!!! yes i have heard the Troy in a SOTA system at Audio Exotics when traveling in Hong Kong...stunning piece of equipment. WE took it out and a haze appeared over the soundstage. gone as soon as it came back.

are you still considering changing your ML33s? They are great amps...i have heard them. i concur with positive comments about the Colosseum...i have compared many amps, and found the Gryphon 2nd hand and feel no need to look further.

enjoy your amazing system!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bullot OP
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Hey there Lloydelee.........as a matter of fact the 33H's are gone today! Now I need to replace them but have no idea what to get!! I will keep my eyes peeled for some used Gryphons but they don't come up too often!!
lloydelee21
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Hi Bullot,

Please email me if you want some ideas about where to find Gryphons. there are a few places which are quite good.

There are a number of things i was hoping to bring up and get your advice on what these components have done to your system...i have often wondered:

1. Stealth Dream speaker cables (i have Transp Ref)
2. Dmitri power conditioner (i have Transp Ref)
3. Bybees (i have Nordost QX4...different but same 'theme')

Thanks for any guidance!

Finally, have you ever looked at whatsbestforum.com? Gary Koh is a very, very frequent user of the forum, and is a founding member or a moderator or something i thought.

i have spoken with him quite a bit there...and he also recently shared his thoughts on the Forum about Gryphon Colosseum saying its one of the best SS he has ever worked with.

AGain, email if more interested in finding Gryphon. Great system...i think very highly of Gary Koh and have heard great things about his higher level speakers from old pros in the business who have "heard everything" over the last 25-30 years.
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