Mark Levinson 432 vs. 336

I recently upgraded from a 334 to a 432 and couldn't be happier. Stunning bass with smoothness elsewhere not usually found at 400W/channel. Quite sensitive to power source, cable and front end. Krell dealers hate 'em.

I had a 336 and never compared it to a 432, but tried it against Parasound JC-1's. With my Soundlab M1 speakers, the JC-1's would be my amps of choice, and at $4k less than the MSRP of the 336.

If your tied to SS, the Parasound's are tough act to beat, especially at there price point.

I have owned both, but not able to do a side by side comparison, nor in identical systems.

What I can say is the 432 is a very good power amp. As others have said before a dedicated spur will bring dramatic (positive) benefits.

The 432 is also much easier to live with as it weighs significantly less!

Current system is LP12 39/32/432 into Revel Studios.