Mark Levinson integrated powerhouse with all the bling

Mark Levinson Integrated....hmmmm... 585 look no further 

Mark Levinson Integrated....hmmmm... 585 look no further

Also nice if a used one is wanted, but was double the new price, (if adjusted for 5 years time), and it also only got 20w out of it more when tested before it shut down into 2ohm, so for the money this new one is pretty good.

The new one also stays flatter into the simulated load test, even though it has higher output impedance "less feedback?" but more current?
So the new has better low load impedance control but doesn’t have as good distortion figures, because maybe of using less feedback.

This is the real interesting part it runs 2 of it 8 per channel transistors in pure class-A, it has an automatic adjustable to max Class-A bias according to heatsink temperature.

Cheers George

All good info on paper. Question is: have YOU listened to any of the two? 

Just be sure you are buying one from a servicing dealer.  I bailed on my Levinson amp when my local dealer dropped the line. Only way he could get parts was at the retail price making service very costly OR you have to send it to them. Way costly considering they are very heavy.

Still have my 380S but it it breaks , may not fix it and just move on.

All good info on paper. Question is: have YOU listened to any of the two?

Na neither, but I've always liked what ML does, I've yet to hear for myself or read anything bad from ML, except for one that was a bit of a flop, and that was their balls and all foray into class-d with the  No.53 Class-D monoblocks.

Cheers George

ML is one of those brands which, after I heard it, I could understand why everyone talks about how good it measures. 

ML is one of those brands which, after I heard it, I could understand why everyone talks about how good it measures.

Whatever is meant by that.

But I will follow up and say most ML amps are big, effortless sounding, with massive sound stage, extended both ends and never ever sound hard, or stressed, and usually can drive everything, if anything their sound is a little on the dark side of neutral.

Cheers George

It's very popular to bash ML, it reminds me of the Bose bashing.  You aren't a true audiophile unless you talk down both brands.  It's utter nonsense but it must make the people doing the bashing feel oh-so superior to those of us who like ML.

it must make the people doing the bashing feel oh-so superior to those of us who like ML.

Yeah superior plebs, who have no idea how good ML electronics were, amps or digital.

Cheers George

I replaced a 320S, 332, 360S combo with the 5805 after a lightning strike. ( the amp survived but... )
I have been very happy with the results, and now have a 5101 on order.