Rlennan,
I have 5.1's and wondered why my ARC VT-100mk2 didn't get the job done. I then tried a 335 and my jaw hit the floor. Instruments were much more full bodied and the tonal balance smoothed out making marginal recording much easier to listen to. The ARC had a slight advantage in reproducing the sense of space/air, but the Levinson is not far behind. The improvement in the bass control alone convinced me that, at least with the 5.1's, short of a massive tube amp transistor is better. Thanks to you I know why.
I have 5.1's and wondered why my ARC VT-100mk2 didn't get the job done. I then tried a 335 and my jaw hit the floor. Instruments were much more full bodied and the tonal balance smoothed out making marginal recording much easier to listen to. The ARC had a slight advantage in reproducing the sense of space/air, but the Levinson is not far behind. The improvement in the bass control alone convinced me that, at least with the 5.1's, short of a massive tube amp transistor is better. Thanks to you I know why.