im with bdp24, john curl now of parasound was the chief designer of mark levinson. when he left things changed drastically. when they were brought out by harmon kardin it has been a disaster. they have had nothing but design and durability problems since and the sound has changed with it.
Is Mark Levinson still considered up there with the best of the best?
Since Mark Levinson sold his company the name still remains the same 40 years later. Obviously the man Mark Levinson is not who designs and builds Levinson anymore, but that being said, is Mark Levinson still considered among the best with the team that designs and builds current Levinson equipment?
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Not had a chance to do very much auditioning, but I heard them with Magico 3 years ago while ago and was not moved the way I was for Luxman or D’Agostino or CAT which I heard about the same time. Another brand I like a lot after a short audition is the Vandersteen amps. I don't mention them cause they are too rich for my blood, but since we're talking ML ... |
My understanding is that Mark Levinson remains top tier. I haven’t heard it in a while. But it was never my cup of tea. But my impressions mirror @erik_squires. It has never moved me. Great specs and dynamics… just to clinical to me.
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Doesn’t help that their products are so rarely reviewed. You’d think if Harmon believed in the products and wanted to get them more exposure they’d reach into their deep pockets and do some advertising. To many other stellar options out there for me to get interested in a relative unknown, especially at their price levels. |
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