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.

about the price bend over

Thanks Ksales. So, I believe you are saying that you think the #40 is equal to the Levinson audio reference pieces (#32 preamp and #30.6 digital audio processor). There are really has no Levinson video pieces from which to draw a conclusion. Am I correct in your meaning? Would Levinson agree? Would seem to work against their reference customers to now say that the # 40 is better and I believe they have NOT designated the # 40 as a refernece piece.

Well, Levinson themselves states that it is not equally good
as the No 32 + No 30.6 combo. Instead it is an all in one
box solution of almost the same quality with added video
capability of the highest quality.

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.