Levinson 390s vs Mephisto II

Christian: I cannot tell you why, I can just share with you that it does. It had the same effect for the Audio Aero Capitole. Give it a try and let me know what you hear.

Gajmusic: No damage that I am aware of. I am glad it made a difference for you.

The Mephisto II is a better sounding CD player, especially with the drawer open. The benefit of the 390S is the ability to bypass the volume control.

I am a dealer for Audiomeca and have spent quite a bit of time with both players. I would save the 4 hours and not bother. As far as build quality, the Mephisto is a beautiful player, but not quite the build quality of the Levinson. Levinson equipment is always exceptional in that regard.

If you keep the cover on the player open, it sounds much more transparent.