What appropriate and wonderful subject matter...Good job!
Like an old high school sweetheart, my audio heart still belongs to a few key moments and more in particular, a few key designers and their masterpieces in audio history.
There have been three true loves in my life (soulmates if you will) that I find it impossible to let go of; Levinson, Pass and Nudell.
These audio mavericks were to me what Farrah Fawcet was to many others (okay, I had her too, but for some reason her poster just never sang to me like Levinson, Pass and Nudell did musically speaking that is...).
Levinson in particular holds that number one spot in my heart with the No. 20-series. No other product in my audio experience has struck a chord like the sonic standards set by this line up and in my humble opinion the No.20.5 and No.20.6 amps are at the pinacle of that audio nirvana for me.
Although these products date to the somewhat blurred Levinson/Madrigal years, they still came at a time when the parties involved made significant attempts to maintain a certain musical standard and philosophy.
All the confusion and here say created by the partnerships, mergers and eventual takeovers (let this be a lesson to us all folks, the financial struggles and corporate nightmares we see today are nothing new. Even our beloved audio world has been riddled with this sort of thing from the begining), seem to be in every great designers history.
I suppose it is somewhat universal in that most truly great artists/genius' ride some fine line of insanity, and that while they are absolute in their endeavors, suffice it to say that their histories have been quite the tumultuous rollercoaster ride. With Levinson leading the pack on this front, it also appears as though he has lead a full and colorful life to the Nth degree. Our own audio Errol Flynn if you will.
As sure as our earth revolves around the sun, you can rest assured that my audio world has more than one time revolved around Levinson. He as been the epicenter of my most enjoyable audio experiences and to this day has set the standard by which I judge all others. I, like many other staunch Levinson fans will be happy to know that his talents will always be at large somewhere out there in this crazy old world.
On a closing note, I would like to say that in no way does the Madrigal 'lesser than' customer service and their continuing expansion of "Limited Support" equipment influence my opinion of Mark Levinson and his wonderful accomplishments. Rock on Mark and keep living the dream. I will always remember you as Forever Young. We should all be as fortunate to live our lives as full as you have. Best to you and yours.
Like an old high school sweetheart, my audio heart still belongs to a few key moments and more in particular, a few key designers and their masterpieces in audio history.
There have been three true loves in my life (soulmates if you will) that I find it impossible to let go of; Levinson, Pass and Nudell.
These audio mavericks were to me what Farrah Fawcet was to many others (okay, I had her too, but for some reason her poster just never sang to me like Levinson, Pass and Nudell did musically speaking that is...).
Levinson in particular holds that number one spot in my heart with the No. 20-series. No other product in my audio experience has struck a chord like the sonic standards set by this line up and in my humble opinion the No.20.5 and No.20.6 amps are at the pinacle of that audio nirvana for me.
Although these products date to the somewhat blurred Levinson/Madrigal years, they still came at a time when the parties involved made significant attempts to maintain a certain musical standard and philosophy.
All the confusion and here say created by the partnerships, mergers and eventual takeovers (let this be a lesson to us all folks, the financial struggles and corporate nightmares we see today are nothing new. Even our beloved audio world has been riddled with this sort of thing from the begining), seem to be in every great designers history.
I suppose it is somewhat universal in that most truly great artists/genius' ride some fine line of insanity, and that while they are absolute in their endeavors, suffice it to say that their histories have been quite the tumultuous rollercoaster ride. With Levinson leading the pack on this front, it also appears as though he has lead a full and colorful life to the Nth degree. Our own audio Errol Flynn if you will.
As sure as our earth revolves around the sun, you can rest assured that my audio world has more than one time revolved around Levinson. He as been the epicenter of my most enjoyable audio experiences and to this day has set the standard by which I judge all others. I, like many other staunch Levinson fans will be happy to know that his talents will always be at large somewhere out there in this crazy old world.
On a closing note, I would like to say that in no way does the Madrigal 'lesser than' customer service and their continuing expansion of "Limited Support" equipment influence my opinion of Mark Levinson and his wonderful accomplishments. Rock on Mark and keep living the dream. I will always remember you as Forever Young. We should all be as fortunate to live our lives as full as you have. Best to you and yours.