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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
To Αudio-Video Revolution δοκιμάζει τον τρικάναλο τελικό της Mark Levinson. Triple Mono κατασκευή, 200watt στο κανάλι και πάντα στα επίπεδα ποιότητας που μας έχει συνηθίσει ο συγκεκριμένος κατασκευαστής - κάτι που ισχύει και για το ηχητικό κομμάτι. Βέβαια, πρέπει να αποχωριστείτε περί τα $10.000 για να τον αποκτήσετε, αλλά, σύμφωνα με τον reviewer, αξίζει τα χρήματα που ζητάει και με το παραπάνω.
"The Mark Levinson No. 433 is a first for the brand, in that it’s not only a true multi-channel amp, but it is also a long-awaited solution for the company’s customers and dealers who have moved into home theater and music in high-resolution surround. Despite the slow to market style of the Levinson brand, I can’t help but think of the old cliché “good things come to those who wait.”
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The No. 433 weighs a whopping 115 pounds. The reason behind the No. 433’s substantial heft is its true triple mono design. In a nutshell, the No. 433 is actually three discrete amplifiers, each with its own low-noise toroidal transformer power supplies in a single chassis. While this methodology is nothing new to the modern amplifier, this three-channel design is new to Mark Levinson and the No. 433. Each of the No. 433’s channels output a solid 200 watts per channel at eight ohms and doubles to 400 watts per channel at four ohms. The No. 433 has a stated frequency response of 20Hz-20kHz at less than five percent total harmonic distortion, provided the user has adequate AC mains that can handle the No. 433’s significant power requirements.
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Overall, the No. 433 proved as talented with movies as it was with music. It is an incredibly nimble amp, which seems to fly in the face of the fact that it’s also got gusto. Above all, the No. 433’s true X factor is that it has soul, not one that is artificially created out of an overly accentuated midrange, but instead one that is forged from its ever-constant quest for musical truth, no matter what the source material.
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Conclusion
With a retail price of $10,000, the Mark Levinson No. 433 exists in a category where words like absolute, benchmark, pinnacle and reference are commonplace. The No. 433 is all of these things and rightfully so, for it is truly a benchmark product, not only for Mark Levinson, but also for all price-no-object amplifiers everywhere. While the No. 433 has stiff competition, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a better all-around performer. Given its ability to integrate in more ways than one into an existing system, be it high-end or budget, really speaks to the No. 433’s ultimate value.
I’ve been a fan and follower of Mark Levinson products for decades. I’ve spent ample time with almost every amp in their stable since the 1990s, including their Herculean mono blocks, and I must say, as impressed as I was over the years, nothing could have prepared me for the No. 433. Dollar for dollar, the Mark Levinson No. 433 quite possibly is the finest amp Mark Levinson has ever produced and, without hesitation, I am investing in the amp for my reference system."
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