Originally Posted by
Doug28450
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.
Yeah, in every instance that I've witnessed, any time an audio company goes from a singular, driving force (typically the founder, naturally) to a more corporate structure, sound quality takes a dive. I mean, sometimes the stuff is still competent for the price, but it's typically much less compelling.