Mark Levinson 534 compared to Pass 350.8

Has anyone heard these two amps?

Any thoughts comparing musicality, dynamics, holographic qualities and jump?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Best amp I ever had was the VTL 200. But I bought it as a demo and if I called the company

I was treated with complete contempt so I realized it would not work in the long run if I had any problem and it needed to be fixed.

But that had everything I wanted if anyone has heard it.

Looking for that warmth and musicality in a solid state.

My pre is the ARC ref 10 which is not going anywhere.

roxy192711-13-2024 2:08pm

audphile1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,529 posts 11-16-2024 at 06:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @roxy1927 I would add Pass X260.8 into the mix. I had these amps driving my Wilson Sabrina and they’re outstanding. Plenty of Class A power as well. Good synergy with ARC Ref 6 that I had for few weeks on loan. Unless you really need the power of the X350.8, I’d opt for the mono blocks. Haven’t heard Levinson in a long time and don’t know how it matches with the ARC preamp. Coda is amazing as well but if you’re running balanced interconnects might not be a good match with ARC preamp due to Coda’s relatively low input impedance. If you mention your speakers you might get better and more accurate recommendations.