I own older M1's.
I owned a Levinson 336, but simultaneously home auditioned CAT JL-1's, and Parasound JC1's.
I tried the CAT JL-1's first. It would be an understatement to advise that I was astonished by what they were doing.
I then inserted the JC1's. Needless to say they weren't the CAT's. So, I didn't leave them connected for more than a brief period.
Without directly A/B'ing the JC1s to the Levinson, my sense was that they equaled or even exceeded the Levinson. For less expense, I thought the Parasounds represented a good deal. But the CAT's -- older models and albeit used -- haven't left my listening room.
I've not tried Atma-sphere or Wolcott amps which have been used quite successfully with S/Ls, but based on lots of research (but no personal experience), I believe the former as a power source for the M1s, would rival the CAT's -- different, but still superlative.
I owned a Levinson 336, but simultaneously home auditioned CAT JL-1's, and Parasound JC1's.
I tried the CAT JL-1's first. It would be an understatement to advise that I was astonished by what they were doing.
I then inserted the JC1's. Needless to say they weren't the CAT's. So, I didn't leave them connected for more than a brief period.
Without directly A/B'ing the JC1s to the Levinson, my sense was that they equaled or even exceeded the Levinson. For less expense, I thought the Parasounds represented a good deal. But the CAT's -- older models and albeit used -- haven't left my listening room.
I've not tried Atma-sphere or Wolcott amps which have been used quite successfully with S/Ls, but based on lots of research (but no personal experience), I believe the former as a power source for the M1s, would rival the CAT's -- different, but still superlative.