Mark Levinson integrated powerhouse with all the bling


No! Class-D inside this beauty.
Linear Class-A/B and delivers good current into low loads, most probably BJT output, also has "bling" a dac and phono stage inside, heavy at almost 30kg
Remains flat in frequency response regardless of loading, (no tone control behavior like many do) 

And can do respectable wattage's down into 2ohms
133.5Wpc into 8 ohms 
210w into 4 ohms
370w into 2 ohms 
 
At $8K would have to be a contender for those wanting an integrated that can handle hard to drive speakers.

https://www.stereo.net.au/reviews/mark-levinson-ml5802-integrated-amplifier-review

https://www.stereophile.com/content/mark-levinson-no5805-integrated-amplifier

Cheers George
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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