Mr Peabody
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I don't have experience with the very vintage Mark Levinson, I've heard the 326s preamp and even auditioned one, the 432 amps and other various more recent components.
I find the 500 series to sound very good. I find it a departure from the earlier generations I've heard and prefer the 500 series. The 500 series includes the 526 and 534 units I use. I find it to be smoother, more refined if you will with a touch of warmth. Warmth not in a rolled off or bloated way, I'm not exactly sure what to attribute that warmth to. To my taste this is my sweet spot for audio a touch of warmth, musical while still sounding lively and dynamic. It still has the ML sound just improved in my opinion.
With the N05xd and using JBL my high end is so listenable and simply pristine. Bass is amazing. I don't think anyone could tell if not looking my JBL has 15's until they heard the depth. I don't mean low, I mean depth.
This may be moot now that a 600 series is coming. ML showed that series but I haven't heard anything about it since. The Chat GPT thread got me to researching. Once it found my DAC and speakers, my taste, I discussed other brands and I really feel I have what I enjoy within what I can afford or even some I couldn't.
If I won the lottery Solution would be on the top of my list. If I didn't have ML I would explore Accuphase. I finally heard Accuphase at the show and it made an impression.
I digress, my point was to draw attention to the fact that today's ML is not your grandfather's ML. I would love to someday hear Cello and some of the very early ML.
I find the 500 series to sound very good. I find it a departure from the earlier generations I've heard and prefer the 500 series. The 500 series includes the 526 and 534 units I use. I find it to be smoother, more refined if you will with a touch of warmth. Warmth not in a rolled off or bloated way, I'm not exactly sure what to attribute that warmth to. To my taste this is my sweet spot for audio a touch of warmth, musical while still sounding lively and dynamic. It still has the ML sound just improved in my opinion.
With the N05xd and using JBL my high end is so listenable and simply pristine. Bass is amazing. I don't think anyone could tell if not looking my JBL has 15's until they heard the depth. I don't mean low, I mean depth.
This may be moot now that a 600 series is coming. ML showed that series but I haven't heard anything about it since. The Chat GPT thread got me to researching. Once it found my DAC and speakers, my taste, I discussed other brands and I really feel I have what I enjoy within what I can afford or even some I couldn't.
If I won the lottery Solution would be on the top of my list. If I didn't have ML I would explore Accuphase. I finally heard Accuphase at the show and it made an impression.
I digress, my point was to draw attention to the fact that today's ML is not your grandfather's ML. I would love to someday hear Cello and some of the very early ML.