Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Sweet. The 801 Matrix III was the first real high-end speaker that I listened to; still have a soft spot for them, love the (now) totally dated styling. Really like Pass gear, too. Never got to play with the glory days Levinson stuff, by the time I got to it, it was pretty uninspiring.
My Levinson was just prior to the Harmon Kardon sale. At the point that HK bought Madrigal I think they tried to balance high end with cost and the line went downhill. In addition they started moving beyond two channel into 5.1 and beyond. I wish I still had the Levinson gear with the 801's. That system was beautiful sounding.