Mark Levinson amps sound mostly very good, but it is very hard and expensive to recap or service (and you have to do full recap for your amp every 20-30 regardless of brand). I used to own ML 23.5 and ML 333. The cost of servicing for those amps are any where between $2400 and $2600 not including shipping from and to the service center.
Any update on Mark Levinson 5000 reliability?
Searching has not been fruitful. I know that the ml 5805 (analog/digital) integrated has serious reliability issues, but those were 2019/2020/2021 units from what I can tell. Does anyone know anything more recent? It was also suggested that the 5802 (digital) version did not have the same problems. I think I would be most interested in that version. I'm hunting for any news at all!
By weight and components, this should be a very powerful and reliable integrated amp. The digital/firmware world is wreaking havoc on the electronics lifecycle. There is an Ayre EX-8 2.0 for sale here, super interested, but I cannot imagine a 24lb (digital I think) amplifier is going to drive like the ML ~70-ish lb Class A/B amplifier.
Note - I did ask ML directly. No help at all. They gave me a canned response to reach out to a dealer... I am working with one, but they cannot answer the question either.
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