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Mark Levinson No. 36 DAC & High Resolution Files

Hi

Still have a Mark Levinson No. 36 DAC which is sounding very good in spite of its age - it actually sounds more analogue and warmer than the DACs of today.

I have been outputting FLAC's from a Squeezebox Duet to it via the BNC input on the 36 and it has been playing fine. Recently, I have been thinking of buying higher resolution files. The 36 only goes up to 24/48. Would higher resolution files work on it and how would they sound? I presume they would be downsampled to or only play at 24/48.

Thanks
mikey8811

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sgr
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You might look into PS Audios Perfect Wave DAC it will decode any high rez files, and I replaced my Levinson 30.6 DAC with it and never looked back.
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You also need to factor in the high cost of Levinson repair. Probably around $1200.00 will be charged to your card just for them to look at it and everything needs repaired at some point. You can put that repair $s into a newer piece of equipment. I did like the smooth analog sound of the Levinson and of course the build quality was second to none. But that has changed new Levinson digital is reportedly Oppo in disguise.
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