Mark Levinson 512 CD Player

Great query- Bill.

I, too, am interested in the No. 512 spinner.

Heard the 512.  Bought a Krell 505 and now have a Cipher...otherworldly musical reproduction and zero issues with either units.  A Cipher can be had new from Highperformancestereo for $7999 wt full 5 yr warranty!

I auditioned a 512 and have to admit it sounded pretty awesome.  I might have purchased it, but it didn't have some features I wanted for the retail price.  I understand that most of the issues with the 512 were with the grounding and it has been resolved, but Harmon customer service remains questionable from what I hear.  Not sure what Esoteric drive is used in it, sorry.  I saw a used one for sale from a shop offering a 90 day warranty for $4,888 which is pretty reasonable for the performance.

TY- Greg and dave_b

between the ML, Esoteric and Krell- those are some serious spinners!
Happy Listening!

dave_b

besides the price what is/are the difference(s) on the Krell 505 & Cipher?
Which one is better on SACD?

You are the only person, that I am aware,  whom has owned both players.

Bill-

did you get a demo on this player?

Interesting,
I have not read anything on ML gear having  a grounding issue?
Hopefully, one of the guys here will see this post and provide more intel.