Can anyone talk about the Levinson 40.

The Media 40 is a culmination of what ML has been doing with these other pieces for years. From the audio end it equal to or better containing much new technology derived from extensive r&d. From the video it is awesome. It is the state of the art piece for both a/v on the market. Anyone touting other gear has not heard or seen this piece.

Rhagen is right that Levinson does not list as a reference piece. I have a hard time distinguishing the quality from their reference preamps. Frankly it sounds great. I had the PAV combo and the video on this is far better and that was great. It is light years ahead of other pieces on the market who are now copying the design. At the price I paid I could have bought something and didn't.

Anthony knows his stuff on this piece. I couldn't agree with him more. With my ear the 40 is as good as it gets. Also this thing is completely upgradable. ML has made a committment in designing the 40 not to leave its customers behind. Technically this is an unbelieveable piece of equip. Check out the users manual on the ML website.