S202 vs Mark Levinson No. 534
The No. 534's power @ 8ω is 250W against the S202's 200W, its power @ 4ω 500W against 380W, its signal-to-noise 85 dB against 133 dB, and its thd 0.300% against 1.000%.
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The MSB Technology S202 is a high-end, fully differential balanced stereo power amplifier manufactured in the United States. It uses a fully discrete, zero-negative-feedback design with a Class-A matched-impedance input/gain stage and a heavily biased, balanced Class-AB output stage. Its modular construction, independent input and output power supplies, shielded transformers, and billet CNC-machined chassis are intended to provide high dynamic range, low noise, and very low output impedance. The S202 accepts balanced XLR input and provides 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms or 380 watts per channel into 4 ohms. The input impedance is user-selectable to accommodate different source components, including MSB DACs. MSB’s current product and support pages list the S202 as an active product;
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