Is it worth keeping a Levenson no.32, no360s when


you have a no.40? Did anyone A/b the no.32 against the no.40? I love the sound of the no.32 , but i would like an all in one solution, with out sacaficing 2 channel sound.
also, how does a 360s dac compared to the no.40 dac? Acording to Levinson, they did not expect the no.40 dac to sound as good as it was intended, hinting it was beter or equal to a 360s dac. Levinson did say also the no.32 preamp is superior to than a no.40. I would like to know if anybody did these comparasons themselves. Thx in Advanced.
chichiuno

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OK I got my 33h mono blocks today, when i got the 32, it buried the 380s Period! now i am a/b'ing the no40 with a sony dvp9000es as a transport against the 32/360s/37 combo. I am using valhalla through out. So far my findings that the no.40 and sony dvp9000es as a transport, sounds WAY better! I find this really hard to belive, but the diffrence is drastic! i am going to switch things around so I can use the 37 as a transport with the 40... this should be a better match. If anybody around the Long Island area, and would like to lend me thier ears, I would appreciate an email. I have a strong feeling that Levinson created a Beast, but does not want to admit it. for fear in hurting the no32. keep in mind, the no40 is quite a few years ahead in technology than the 32...................
My findings with the no37 and the dvp9000es used as a transport, is the sony tracks way better on disk that have scratches, the sony totaly ignores them and plays without missing anything, the 37 skipped heavily ending a song in 15 seconds while the sony played the entire track. ( go figure?) the 37 had a little edge over sound quality over the sony. Is it worth having a 37? IMO. No! If anybdy has some feedback on this issue please reply!
no analog sources, last thing I need would be a turntable! to drive me more crazy! :c)