Mark Levinson № 526
Dual-Monaural Preamplifier with Phono Stage and High-Res DAC

Unlock the full potential of your music collection

Discover new layers to the music you love with a high-end preamplifier that ensures you hear every note.

The Mark Levinson № 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
Mark Levinson Audio Venue
Mark Levinson’s 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
Angled № 526
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 analogue, digital, and phono inputs
Outputs

Balanced, single-ended, and headphone outputs
Control

Brushed aluminum remote control