Mark Levinson
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With the Mark Levinson name firmly established as a first tier supplier of components for the home enthusiast, Mark Levinson broadened its reach with a relationship with Lexus, Toyota’s luxury car division. Working closely with Lexus engineers, Mark Levinson leveraged its experience and the expertise of other automotive divisions of its parent corporation, Harman International, to provide audio performance that fully complemented the Lexus driving experience.
Today, more than three decades after the company’s inception, Mark Levinson continues to expand the horizons of audiophiles at home and on the road as well as those of home theater enthusiasts with components and systems that define accuracy, reliability, and enjoyment.
Mark Levinson. Since 1972. The same name. The same enduring standards. The same extraordinary level of satisfaction.
Nº 436 Power Amplifier
The Nº 434 and Nº 436 monaural power amplifiers are elegant and ideal solutions for anyone who has special system integration requirements or a home theater or surround music system requiring a single channel of extraordinary amplification. These Mark Levinson 400 Series amplifiers address the needs of both audiophiles and custom installers with Levinson-level performance and an array of advanced installation and integration features.
Connector Complement: 2 Custom-designed loudspeaker binding posts
1 balanced input connector (female XLR)
1 unbalanced input connector (RCA)
2 1/8" (3.5mm) mini-jacks for trigger control
1 RS-232 port (RJ-11)
2 Mark Levinson Link communication ports (RJ-45)
1 IEC-standard AC mains receptacle Dimensions: 17.75"w × 7.65"h × 20.21"d Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz (±0.3dB) Input Impedence: 100kohms (balanced), 50kohms (unbalanced) Input Sensitivity: 2.83V output: 130mV, full output 2.419V Mains Voltage: Preset (determined by the needs of country for which the unit was manufactured) Output Impedence: Less than 0.05ohms from 20Hz - 20kHz Power Consumption: 525W (±5%) on, 100W (±5%) standby Power Output: 350 w/ch rms power at 8ohms
700 w/ch rms power at 4ohms
All power ratings from 20Hz - 20kHz at less than 0.5% THD (assuming that the AC mains can deliver adequate current without its own voltage sagging) Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Better than -80dB (ref. 2.83V) Weight: Shipping: 95lbs (43.2kg)
Net: 85lbs (38.6kg)
Nº 32 Reference Pre-Amplifier
Our designs have always led the market by addressing
legitimate operational, performance, and technical issues. The Nº 32
Reference Preamplifier personifies this tradition. Its innovative
architecture and unusual feature-set make it the first preamp
revolutionary enough to be labeled as a Reference product.
The Nº 32 places power supply and control circuitry together in one
chassis (the Nº 32 Reference Controller) while preamplifier circuitry
occupies another (the Nº 32 Reference Preamplifier). This separation of
tasks is as logical as it is effective. AC power supplies,
microprocessors, LED displays ? anything that generates noise ? are
totally isolated from the low-level audio signals. The result? A
product that honors music as well as the finest expression of the
engineer’s art?
Controller Connectors:
1 IEC AC mains recepticle
1 earth ground terminal
2 controller/DC cable connectors
1 3.5mm "mini" jack for IR input
1 3.5mm "mini" jack for trigger out
1 3.5mm "mini" jack for trigger in
3 Mark Levinson Link communications connectors
1 6-pin RJ-11 RS-232 port
2 8-pin RJ-45 control ports (PHASTLink compatible)
Crosstalk:
Input unterminated: less than -120dB
Input terminated: less than -140dB
(any input to any output)
Dimensions:
Preamplifier: 4.17"h × 19.5"w × 11.385"d
Controller: 3.03"h × 19.5"w × 12.96"d
Frequency Response:
10Hz - 40kHz ±0.1dB
Gain:
0, 6, 12, or 18 dB in the line stage
either 40 or 60 dB in the optional phono module
Gain Resolution:
0.1dB steps above 23.0 in display (-57dB)
1.0dB steps below 23.0 in display (-57dB)
Input Impedence:
100 kohms
Input Overload:
When gain is set to +18 dB: 2V on XLR, 1V on RCA
When gain is set to +12 dB: 4V on XLR, 2V on RCA
When gain is set to +6 dB: 8V on XLR, 4V on RCA
When gain is set to +0 dB: 16V on XLR, 8V on RCA
Mains Voltage:
100V, 120V, 220V, 230V or 240VAC at either 50 or 60Hz (set at the factory)
Maximum Output:
16V on XLR
8V on RCA
Output Impedence:
less than 10ohms on XLR
less than 20ohms on RCA
Power Consumption:
150W maximum
Preamplifier Inputs:
3 pr. balanced on XLR
5 pr. single-ended on Madrigal RCA
(optional)
2 pr. phono on either XLR or Madrigal RCA
2 Controller/DC cable connectors
1 ground terminal
Preamplifier Outputs:
2 pr. balanced main output on XLR
2 pr. single-ended main output on RCA
1 pr. record output on XLR
2 pr. record outputs on Madrigal RCA
1 3.5mm mini jack for trigger out
Residual Noise:
20Hz to 20kHz, input terminated: less than -120dB
THD + Noise: Less than 0.001%
Volume Control Range:
80.0dB
Weight:
Controller: 60lbs. (27kg)
Preamplifier: 46lbs. (21kg)
Nº 390S Compact Disc Processor
We’ve watched the No.39 CD Processor sales continue as strongly as
ever, with the rather poor CD playback performance offered by the
majority of the DVD machines on the market. Our customers have been
asking us if we would ever consider taking the No.39 to that "S"
designation found on several of our Mark Levinson separates, allowing
even higher performance in a one box CD playback solution.
We have completed design of an update for the No.39 that delivers a
remarkable improvement in sonic performance over our original design.
The "S" version is based on the original, updatable chassis. It
features a complete re-design of the No.39’s DAC/analog output module.
Borrowing heavily from the design of the No.32 Reference Preamplifier
and upcoming Audio Processor portion of the No.40 Media Console, the
No.390S incorporates our latest advances in D-to-A converter design,
output buffer and volume control technologies, all implemented on a
four-layer Arlon® 25N circuit board. We’ve decided to take the No.39 to
an entirely new level of performance and provide an upgrade path for
our No.39 owners in the process.
Analog Filter:
Bessel-tuned, linear phase to 40kHz
Channel Separation:
Better than 110dB
Conversion Rate:
352.8kHz or 384kHz (input signal dependent), 24-bit
Digital to Analog Conversion:
Dual differential 24-bit DACs
Dynamic Range:
96dB (10Hz-30kHz)
Frequency Response:
10Hz - 20kHz, +0dB, -0.3dB
Input Complement:
1 EIAJ digital input
1 S/PDIF (RCA) digital input
2 RJ-45 modular Communication Links
1 3.5mm external IR input jack
1 IEC AC mains connector
Intermodulation Distortion:
Less than 0.005% (SMPTE IMD)
Low-level Linearity:
Deviation less than 2dB to below -90dBFS, less than 2dB to below -102dBFS w/20-bit input
Mains Frequency:
50 or 60 Hz, factory set for destination country
Mains Voltage:
100V, 120V, 200V, 220V, 240V, factory set for destination country
Maximum Output (0dBFS):
4.45V balanced
2.225V single-ended
Other I/O:
2 RJ-45 modular Communication Links
1 3.5mm external IR input jack
1 IEC AC mains connector
Output Complement:
2 male XLR balanced audio outputs
2 RCA single-ended audio outputs
1 AES/EBU (XLR) digital output
1 S/PDIF (RCA) digital output
Output Impedence:
10ohms
Power Consumption:
36 watts maximum
Shipping Weight:
50lbs. (23kg)
Signal to Noise Ratio:
105dB (10Hz-30kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion:
0.002% @ 1 kHz, 0dBFS (10Hz-30kHz)
Volume Control Range:
-61.2 to +12dB
