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phillyb

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Mark Levinson Amps startup & shutdown operation. Specifically 532H but really any ML amp
Own  the 532H. It's never had a issue and the Sonics are superb for any amp and I have been in this hobby a long time. Truth is any  piece of electronic gear can have issues, no matter how well it is made. Sometimes they fall, it a pain when it ha... 
MARK LEVINSON H SERIES AMPLIFIERS PERSONAL REVIEW
Jay’s review on the Mark Levinson 532H is dead-on right. I owned one and then made a change and put the 532H in storage along with the 326S preamp which was the natural match for the 532H and before that the 430’s series. After several years I put... 
Mark levinson no.532h
I owned the 532H and the 326S preamp and I just put them together back in my system. They are so fluid, balanced from top to bottom, music just flows not highlighting any range of reproduction. Each recording and each instrument sound so different... 
Mark levinson no.532h
Amp to the preamp is important and matching brands and the era of each is the way to go. They were voiced together. The ML 432 with the 326S is also the way to go.  
Macintosh MC452 or Mark Levinson 532H
I owned the McIntosh amps and the 532H along with the 326S, and the ML gear together is one of the finest sounding systems I've owned. The 532H is more modern plain looking but it is how it sounds that matters and no way is it clinical, it sounds ... 
NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA
Anything you put under gear or speakers change the sound and hopefully a sound you will like. When someone designs an amp, pre, etc, I know they never use special feet, or power conditioners, they are designed as is. But stamp audiophile product o... 
Power conditioner or not?
I use a regenorator by PS for my front end gear. Having said that, I cannot think of any preamp, amp designers who use any type of power conditioners when designing their gear. Having spoken to them not one says they are needed to make a proper de... 
CD player recommendations
Marantz SA-10 Player. My dealer showed me a great streaming system. It was nice, hip, I took my Marantz in to see on my CD compared, sorry my CD sounded much better, more tone, weight and color, and dynamic, the dealer said to me well it is but an... 
Advice needed re: new CD player purchase
Marantz SA-10. Replaced my Esoteric K-01 and I never looked back it is that good.   
Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why?
Thank you all for the responses, so like always attack and become argumentative. I use a Furman Reference 20i and a PS Audio P-12. One for the Video system and the PS for my front end. Most wrote how they love their conditioners, that is great! My... 
Puritan PMS 156 vs. Audioquest Niagara 3000
Puritan Audio PSM156 Review (AC Filter) | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum  
PS Audio Direct Stream P12 Regenerator versus Puritan PSM156 Master Purifier
I ran my MC 402 amp into the P-12 with no issues, this is a 400-watt amp with a high current.  
PS Audio Direct Stream P12 Regenerator versus Puritan PSM156 Master Purifier
Puritan Audio PSM156 Review (AC Filter) | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum  
Best kept secret in AC line filtering conditioning
Puritan Audio PSM156 Review (AC Filter) | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum  
Power conditioner types
Puritan Audio PSM156 Review (AC Filter) | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum