Mark Levinson No. 526 - Preamplifier

Discover new levels of the music you love with a high-end preamp that ensures you hear every note. The № 526 perfectly preserves both digital and analog signals, allowing you to experience the true character of your music, regardless of its source.

Feel like your favorite artists are performing right in front of you, even when you listen 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 exceptional sound quality.

№ 526 Pure Path Circuit Design

Our proprietary approach to circuit design delivers uncompromising musical purity and an immersive listening experience. Using discrete components carefully selected for their precise function, the № 526 delivers unparalleled sound quality that captures the nuances of every note.

High performance headphone output

Featuring a Class A Main Drive headphone output, the № 526 lets you unleash the full performance your headphones have to offer and enjoy an incredibly detailed personal listening experience.

Discrete, direct-coupled, fully balanced, dual-monaural Pure Path signal path
Discrete and balanced R-2R ladder volume control for precision and performance
Pure Class A Phono Stage with physically separate 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 headphones up to 32 ohms via main circuit
Supports high resolution PCM (up to 32-bit, 192kHz) and DSD (up to 5.6MHz)
The selectable fourth-order high-pass filter at 80 Hz allows for seamless subwoofer integration
Designed and handcrafted in the USA