Mark Levinson No. 53 user manual

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REFERENCE POWER AMPLIFIER

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:19 AM Page 2 REINVENTING THE POWER AMPLIFIER – AGAIN ® The Mark Levinson ML-2 power amplifier, introduced in 1972, flew directly in the face of conventional wisdom, demonstrating beyond all doubt that a solid-state amplifier could outperform its vacuum-tube counter- parts. A 25-watt pure Class A monaural power amplifier, the ML-2 set Mark Levinson engineers on a path – designing and building the world’s best-performing linear power amplifiers – they’ve been traveling

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:19 AM Page 4 o N 53 REFERENCE POWER AMPLIFIER BORN OF LISTENING linear counterparts – by several orders of magnitude. As New Mark Levinson products are not introduced with o points of comparison, the Mark Levinson N 33 is rated the seasons, or according to arbitrary marketing at 300 watts into 8 ohms, measures 31 x 14 x 31 inches schedules. They’re introduced as new technologies, o and weighs in at 435 pounds, while the N 53 – at 500 which have shown promise on pape

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:19 AM Page 5 2MHz, delivering two major sonic advantages. First, it o Toward that end, the N 53 chassis is a compact vertical pushes the fundamental switching noise and associated design with four separate internal compartments to harmonics so far above the limit of human hearing that shield and isolate different kinds of circuitry. The power they have no direct effect on sound quality. (In fact, supply – an extremely low-noise toroidal transformer most audio testing

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:19 AM Page 6 This side view shows the four different compartments of the amplifier: the power supply section at the bottom, the middle section with the four amplifiers, the top section with the control circuitry (modulator), and a separate enclosed box (top left) that houses the analog input board. o N 53 Reference Power Amplifier Input and output connectors One balanced XLR input One unbalanced RCA input Two pairs of “Hurricane” loudspeaker output binding po

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:19 AM Page 7 SIMPLY THE FINEST HOME AUDIO AND VIDEO COMPONENTS BUILT TODAY. marklevinson com •

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HSG1012ML_53Lit 9/16/08 9:18 AM Page 8 ©2008 Harman International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Mark Levinson and the Mark Levinson logo are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice. Part No. ML53LIT 8/08 www.marklevinson.com