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Amps that can Rival A Levinson No. 332 around 3K?

Hi there I just got a great deal on a Mark Levinson 332 and turned it over to a friend of mine who is also my tech buddy who lets me use his store to test gear and hotrods speakers for me.

Anyway longstory short... It looks like hes getting the amp, I was absolutely FLOORED BY THE EVRYTHING!! It blew away most everything I'd heard above low level listening. My buddy Of course is taking it and I cant get it back and be a friend hes WAY TO STOKED! Its clean

Anyway what out there can compare in that range or better it, Besides maybe a 333, 335 or 336?

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gundam91
506 posts
 
Had the same experience as Jeffb28451 living with a ML333 for 8 years. Mine went back twice. Then I found out from the tech that it had actually been serviced one more time when the dealer was it as a demo. It will cost around $1200 to fix. I have to say that the amp did sound better after the recap. I traded mine in for a Pass X350.5 and agree that it was a big improvement. You can get an used X250 around $3k. It will not sound as warm in the midrange as the .5 series, but still a good amp. You will have a much better bass control (and fuller, deeper bass) than what the ML 332 can deliver.

FrankC

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tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
I went from a Levinson #332 to a Pass x250 . The pass was smother but didn't have it in the bass . It wasn't long and I went back to a Levinson , but a newer one , and still have it .
rleff
1,065 posts
 
I would think Jeff Roland Models 6,8t,and 9t would be worth looking into.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Jeffb28451,

"I believe they are of an age where a recap/rebuild is due, if it hasn't already been done."

Why, is Mark Levinson building their amps with old parts?
gundam91
506 posts
 
No. The 33x series had a well-known issue of capacitors failing. Per my discussion with the repair techs, the design was driving the original caps hard. They had switched suppliers and the new caps were supposed to be more robust. The caps typically fail after about 5 years, but many owners had no issues. And others, like me, had mote than their shares. The new caps did sound better though.

FrankC
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