Mark Levinson 26 pre amp

Ken 1967, I bought (and sold) all my ML equipment on Audiogon. I have seen Levinson 25's and 26's on Ebay but I get very nervous with Ebay, expecially if the price is way above or way below market. I got one of my units (I can't remember which) by placing a want ad on AgoN. Be patient.

You didn't say if you do vinyl. If you do, I'd wait for the S versions and eventually get a 23.5 amp, or a pair of 20.5's. If you only do digital a regular 26 with balanced inputs (and a DAC with balanced outputs!) along with your 27 amp would be a VERY respectable setup.

Now that i think about it, try for a Consumate. You can't go wrong.

My friend has a Pre 26 from ML for sale.
See ad Audioquest Kilimanjaro (used)and you see in the same ad the Mark Levinson 26 PRE.

How does the 26s compare to the 32?

Tony -- a friend auditioned a 32 (he had a 26S), and obviously, there wasn't much to criticise. But as he put it, "it was a lot of money to pay for remote volume control and a lot of balanced inputs and outputs, and a couple more (audio-video) inputs.

If I had a spare $30,000+ I might give it a whirl, but not so fast. I might prefer to spend the money on a new cartridge and an upgrade my digital front end first.