Mark Levinson 336 2 channel amplifier.
Published review: 336 Review
Weighs in at 155 pounds (dry)
350 watts per channel @ 8 ohms.
700 watts per channel @ 4 ohms.
1400 watts per channel @ 2 ohms.
balanced and unbalanced inputs. PHAST home automation connenctions, as well as dual 1/8" phono trigger connections. 2 sets of binding posts for shotgun by wiring. Standby, master off, active modes.
It's a lot of amp. A 5 hour journey to pick it up. Not without it's moments. I almost got trapped in a collision between traffic with a 70 mile an hour stop! 8O Somehow I slid, then made it to the grass median to finish my slide, thus avoiding the car in front of me. Scary. Lucky for me, I had put my seat belt on a while back. Another car 2 cars back did the exact thing I did. I didn't have the 155 pounds of thrust in the back, as it was on the way down. Lucky.
I got home about 12:30 Fri night, and rested. Saturday morning, I got up, enthused about getting it out of the truck, but alas, no help. So, I proceeded to research the shorting pins which I didn't get, and built a pair of Shorting XLR connectors with pins 1 and 3 crossed with solid sivler wire. I'll need that for home theater in unbalanced mode at least for now. I may opt to use the analog bypass on my Lexicion MC-12, so that I can only run unbalanced to it, at least until I get my MC-12 upgraded to the balanced version, if I do.
I actually set this mother up by myself, not an easy task, I assure you. I never lifted it all the way up. I was a bit creative, but it was still a TON of work. I lowered it off the tailgate onto a plastic carton thing, then lowered it from there to the ground. Carted it to the steps, slid it off the rail on the dolly onto the porch. repeated procedure over threshold of house. Flipped it end over end into the living room. Getting it out of the box? Some work! I finally got the foam underlayment picked up at about 25 degrees, and tilted the box on it's side while holding the amp and foam. I then slipped it down floor level and slid it out of the box. Then laid styrafoam blocks down, laid it on those on the fins on side, removed base protective foam, finally once flat on the ground, it was a bit more manageable! I got it close to the Lovan stand, walked it into position, then angled the stand, and flipped it onto it in one motion, not easy, but I did it! 155 pounds, by myself. I had a friend that let me down 2 times, or I would have had help.
The pics are average, but get the point across. The initial reaction queing up Nora Jones was: Dynamic with presence. It was as if Nora stepped out into the room! I'm about ready for another listening session, after building 3 pairs of cables.
I had my sights set on a pair of used 33H. But the price of admission was just to great, even used. At any rate, I've got a great amp here, that will satisfy my cravings for quite some time I think. The 336 is now obsolete, I believe.
Review forthcoming in a separate thread, so stay tuned.
Lex
Cable Guy DVD Collection
Published review: 336 Review
Weighs in at 155 pounds (dry)
350 watts per channel @ 8 ohms.
700 watts per channel @ 4 ohms.
1400 watts per channel @ 2 ohms.
balanced and unbalanced inputs. PHAST home automation connenctions, as well as dual 1/8" phono trigger connections. 2 sets of binding posts for shotgun by wiring. Standby, master off, active modes.
It's a lot of amp. A 5 hour journey to pick it up. Not without it's moments. I almost got trapped in a collision between traffic with a 70 mile an hour stop! 8O Somehow I slid, then made it to the grass median to finish my slide, thus avoiding the car in front of me. Scary. Lucky for me, I had put my seat belt on a while back. Another car 2 cars back did the exact thing I did. I didn't have the 155 pounds of thrust in the back, as it was on the way down. Lucky.
I got home about 12:30 Fri night, and rested. Saturday morning, I got up, enthused about getting it out of the truck, but alas, no help. So, I proceeded to research the shorting pins which I didn't get, and built a pair of Shorting XLR connectors with pins 1 and 3 crossed with solid sivler wire. I'll need that for home theater in unbalanced mode at least for now. I may opt to use the analog bypass on my Lexicion MC-12, so that I can only run unbalanced to it, at least until I get my MC-12 upgraded to the balanced version, if I do.
I actually set this mother up by myself, not an easy task, I assure you. I never lifted it all the way up. I was a bit creative, but it was still a TON of work. I lowered it off the tailgate onto a plastic carton thing, then lowered it from there to the ground. Carted it to the steps, slid it off the rail on the dolly onto the porch. repeated procedure over threshold of house. Flipped it end over end into the living room. Getting it out of the box? Some work! I finally got the foam underlayment picked up at about 25 degrees, and tilted the box on it's side while holding the amp and foam. I then slipped it down floor level and slid it out of the box. Then laid styrafoam blocks down, laid it on those on the fins on side, removed base protective foam, finally once flat on the ground, it was a bit more manageable! I got it close to the Lovan stand, walked it into position, then angled the stand, and flipped it onto it in one motion, not easy, but I did it! 155 pounds, by myself. I had a friend that let me down 2 times, or I would have had help.
The pics are average, but get the point across. The initial reaction queing up Nora Jones was: Dynamic with presence. It was as if Nora stepped out into the room! I'm about ready for another listening session, after building 3 pairs of cables.
I had my sights set on a pair of used 33H. But the price of admission was just to great, even used. At any rate, I've got a great amp here, that will satisfy my cravings for quite some time I think. The 336 is now obsolete, I believe.
Review forthcoming in a separate thread, so stay tuned.
Lex
Cable Guy DVD Collection
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