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Threshold S500/II vs Mark Levinson ML3

I'm looking for advice from anyone that has experience or knowledge with these 2 vintage amps.  I currently have the Threshold fed by a Parasound P5 preamp and am using B&W 802 S2 speakers.  To me, it sounds great but I've recently been looking for a possible change.   I have access to a decently priced, local ML3.  The ML is a beast and is capable of driving 2 ohm loads easily. 

I'm curious what the differences would be.  Also, at some point in the near future I may change speakers, and thought it would be nice to have an amp that is capable of driving anything out there.  The ML is all original.

Thanks!
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lpretiring
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A long time ago I was the original owner of a pair of ML-2's and a ML-3 which ran the bass panels for my Tympani 4's. My opinion was the ML-2's were great amps for many situations. The 3 I would only use for low end power use. My recollection was it's performance was not real musical with a poor top end using it full range, but maybe it was just a system mismatch. If you are still considering the 3 I would strongly urge an audition if possible.
Good luck
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