Is it worth keeping a Levenson no.32, no360s when

According to Madrigal, the No.40 is not as good as the
No.32 as a preamp. You do however get a lot of more
functionality than from a pure preamp.

The No32 is a no holds barred pre-amp. As the 40 is the same for a processor. However, I think it's impossible to have all the digital circuitry necessary in the 40 without compromising it's ability as a pre-amp. Keep in mind, when I say compromise, it's really only against a reference component. While I have not been able to compare the two side by side I don't think there's any way the 32 would not best the 40 for a pre only comparison. What would really be interesting is to see on a scale how the 32 vs 40 vs 380s stacked up. We know the 32 is well above the 380s, now where is the 40 relative to the 2 would be very intersting.

OK I got my 33h mono blocks today, when i got the 32, it buried the 380s Period! now i am a/b'ing the no40 with a sony dvp9000es as a transport against the 32/360s/37 combo. I am using valhalla through out. So far my findings that the no.40 and sony dvp9000es as a transport, sounds WAY better! I find this really hard to belive, but the diffrence is drastic! i am going to switch things around so I can use the 37 as a transport with the 40... this should be a better match. If anybody around the Long Island area, and would like to lend me thier ears, I would appreciate an email. I have a strong feeling that Levinson created a Beast, but does not want to admit it. for fear in hurting the no32. keep in mind, the no40 is quite a few years ahead in technology than the 32...................

My findings with the no37 and the dvp9000es used as a transport, is the sony tracks way better on disk that have scratches, the sony totaly ignores them and plays without missing anything, the 37 skipped heavily ending a song in 15 seconds while the sony played the entire track. ( go figure?) the 37 had a little edge over sound quality over the sony. Is it worth having a 37? IMO. No! If anybdy has some feedback on this issue please reply!

congrats on your no40 purchase...I ordered mine today. how do u like for HT as well as 2 channel. Also what speakers are u using...

Chichiuno: Interesting findings, but not that surprising as the 40 is a no holds barred processor. Do you have analog source components? This is where I think the 32 would outperform the 40--but having never tried it myself I can't be sure. If you can try it, please let us know your findings.

no analog sources, last thing I need would be a turntable! to drive me more crazy! :c)