Took my Levinson amp in for repair

Who did you send your amp to for repair. I am interested to know where not to do business.

I'll bet is was a 33x series amplifier, they were known to have cap problems. I should know, I had a 333 and ML wanted $2k to replace the capicitors.

the deal called today stating they pretty much blew it up

I'm guessing they said something more like "It's not worth fixing", right?
IOW they aren't admitting they blew it up, and they would say it was blown up when you dropped it off??
Because if they told me they blew up my amp I wouldn't be on an Internet forum asking, I'd be in their shop asking them what they're going to do for me.

Sorry, I do not understand your post. Are you saying the dealer (Repair Shop) attempted to fix your Levinson amplifier and "during" the repair process, they destroyed your Levinson (they blew it up)? If this is the case, the dealer owes you a replacement amplifier. This means, I think, they owe you for the current estimated value of your Levinson amplifier. In other words, they should offer you a credit on your broken amplifier for a new or used one in their store. What was the condition of the Levinson amplifier when you delivered it to the repair shop? Please let us know what happens.

I would ask for current replacement cost for a current model and negotiate from there... worst case should be a realistic resale value... good luck.