Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded
Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded

Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded

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Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded

Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded

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Mark Levinson No.526 Preamplifier with Phonostage and DAC - As Traded

Condition: Very good, scratch on chassis rear, some pitting on remote plastic front (See photos)

Includes: Original Packaging and Accessories

SN: 1148

Overview

Based on Mark Levinson's proprietary Pure Path discrete design, the 526 model is direct-coupled, fully balanced  dual-monaural signal path device that provides outstanding clarity and realism.

Within a discrete, balanced R-2R Ladder volume control, a string of resistors, all with identical resistance (R), form the side of the ladder, with another set of resistors forming the rungs, all identically with double the resistance (2R). This unique circuit takes whatever current appears at its input and successively divides it in half at each “rung” of the ladder. Different combinations of “rung” currents can then be selected and added together, precisely delivering nearly any output current, and thereby, volume setting. Analog switches “steer” the currents.

The Class-A "Pure Phono" stage is discrete design, free of op-amps. The Pure Phono stage operates exclusively in class A throughout, employing tantalum nitride thin-film resistors polypropylene capacitors. The Pure Phono stage also contains physically separated channels and balanced inputs for purity. The Pure Phono stage offers a fixed-gain MM section with five capacitive cartridge-loading settings and an MC section with three gain settings and 10 resistive cartridge-loading settings. An infrasonic filter is included to manage rumble and warping.

Housed in a 6000-series aluminum chassis, made from aircraft-grade 6063-T5 extruded aluminum, the 526 is designed and handcrafted in the USA. 

The converter chip in the Mark Levinson Precision Link DAC comes from ESS Technologies, with five independent power supplies operating the converter chip alone, and individual linear power supplies for the left and right channels that power the discrete I/V and antialiasing filter circuits. 

526 offers five line-level analog inputs: two balanced (XLR), three single-ended (RCA), in addition to the Pure Phono (RCA with grounding pin) input. The preamplifier delivers its signal to balanced (XLR) and single-ended (RCA) stereo outputs, as well as a 1/4-inch (6.3mm) Main Drive Headphone output accessible via the front panel. The Main Drive Headphone amplifier circuit drives up to 32-ohm headphones in class A.
  • Pure Path discrete, direct coupled, fully balanced, dual-monaural signal path
  • Discrete, balanced R-2R Ladder volume control for precision and performance
  • Class-A Pure Phono stage with physically separated channels for MC and MM
  • 32-bit Precision Link DAC with three selectable filters and seven power supplies
  • Class-A Main Drive Headphone output for up to 32-ohm headphones using main circuit
  • 12 analog, digital, and phono inputs; balanced, single-ended, and headphone outputs
  • Supports high-resolution PCM (up to 32-bit, 192kHz) and DSD (up to 5.6MHz)
  • Selectable fourth-order, 80 Hz high-pass filter allows seamless integration of subwoofers
  • Designed and precision-crafted in the USA

Specification

Inputs: Analog: 3 pairs single-ended (RCA), 2 pairs balanced (XLR), 1 pair single-ended (RCA) phono with grounding post. 
Digital: 1 AES/EBU (XLR), 4 S/PDIF (2 RCA, 2 TosLink), 1 USB (Type B). 
Analog outputs: 1 pair balanced (XLR), 1 pair single-ended (RCA), 1 ¼" (6.3mm) headphone. 
Input Impedance: >45k ohms, single-ended (RCA); >45k ohms, balanced (XLR), 47k ohms (MM phono stage), 20, 33, 50, 66, 100, 200, 330, 500, 1000, or 47k ohms (MC phono stage). 
Input overload: >10V RMS (normal gain setting), 7V RMS (high gain setting) for single-ended inputs (RCA); >15V RMS (normal gain setting) or >7.5V RMS (high gain setting) for balanced (XLR) inputs. 
Output impedances: 80 ohms (RCA), 160 ohms (XLR), selectable to 3 ohms or 75 ohms (headphone). Maximum output level: >11V RMS single-ended, >22V RMS balanced. 
Maximum voltage gain (line stage): 7.5dB/13.5dB or 13.5dB/19.5dB, single-ended/balanced. 
Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.02dB; 0.4Hz–370kHz, +0.1/–3dB (line stage); 20Hz–20kHz: ±0.03dB (phono stage). 
THD+N at 1kHz (2V RMS single-ended or 4V RMS balanced): 0.003% at 1kHz, 0.005% at 20kHz. 
Signal/noise: (wideband, unweighted); >97dB; A-weighted: >100dB; reference to 2V RMS single-ended or 4V RMS balanced, max volume): >115dB at 1kHz. 
Channel separation: >115dB at 1kHz. Power consumption: 0.4W in Green Standby mode (default), 5W in Power Save mode, 72W in Normal Standby, 75W On, Idle.
Dimensions: 438mm W by 101mm H with feet, (88mm H without feet), 485mm D. 
Weight: 18.6kg

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