In my opinion, the newer model Levinsons (334, 335 and 336) beat the equivalent Plinius models. Stick to the 334 - 336, they sound better than the 331 - 333.
This is again totally my opinion. But I find the sound of the SA-250 to blow away most anything I have heard (including the Levinson 333). I would certainly stick with Plinius. But if you do decide to go with Levinson go with the older stuff when Mark was still part of the company.
Again this is just my 2 cents and everyone has there own sound that they prefer.
"The older stuff" is very dark sounding. I know, I've owned the older stuff(ML-9), and now own an ML335. There is no comparison. It's your money, I thought about auditioning the Plinius, but did not find a local dealer, and would hate to have to return it to the manufacturer for service. Maybe someone who owns the Plinius can give you a better opinion?
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