Mark Levinson № 526 Dual-Monaural Pure Path Preamplifier

Mark Levinson № 526 Dual-Monaural Pure Path Preamplifier Discover new layers to the music you love with a high-end preamplifier that ensures you hear every note. The № 526 perfectly preserves both digital and analog signals, allowing you to experience the true character of your music, no matter its source. Dynamic Digital Audio Feel like your favorite artists are performing right in front of you — even when listening to streamed and digitally compressed music. The № 526 contains a high-performance Precision Link Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) that accurately reconstructs digital audio signals, minimizes noise and delivers outstanding audio quality. Pure Path Circuit Design Our proprietary approach to circuit design delivers uncompromising musical purity and an engaging listening experience. By using discrete components carefully selected for their precise function, the № 526 delivers unmatched sound quality that captures the nuances of every note. High-Performance Headphone Output With a class-A Main Drive headphone output, the № 526 allows you to unleash all the performance your headphones can deliver — and enjoy an incredibly detailed personal listening experience. Highlights 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 Supports high-resolution PCM (up to 32-bit, 192 kHz) and DSD (up to 5.6 MHz) Selectable fourth-order, 80 Hz high-pass filter allows seamless integration of subwoofers Designed and handcrafted in the USA Inputs 12 analog, digital, and phono inputs Outputs Balanced, single-ended, and headphone outputs Control Brushed aluminum remote control Owner’s Manual