MARK LEVINSON390S CD PLAYER DACusedMARK LEVINSON 390S CD PLAYER DAC TRADE IN - 390S CD PLAYER DACTRADE IN - 390S CD PLAYER DAC JUST SERVICED $726.50 - RECEIPT PROOF OF SERVICE FROM AN AUTHORIZED MARK LEVINSON SERVICE CENTER. REPLACED 24 CAPS, SERVICED POWER TRANSFORMERS, LOADER SYSTEM SERVI...3650.00

MARK LEVINSON 390S CD PLAYER DAC TRADE IN - 390S CD PLAYER DAC

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TRADE IN - 390S CD PLAYER DAC  
JUST SERVICED $726.50 - RECEIPT PROOF OF SERVICE FROM AN AUTHORIZED  MARK LEVINSON SERVICE CENTER. REPLACED 24 CAPS, SERVICED POWER TRANSFORMERS, LOADER SYSTEM SERVICED. INDEX STRIP AND PHOTO EMITTER REPLACED AND CALIBRATED. WORKS PERFECT.

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The No390S is the successor to the No39 CD
Processor and delivers a remarkable improvement
in sonic performance over the original design. The
No390S features a complete redesign of the No39
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) and Analog
Output Module. Borrowing heavily from the
design of No40 Media Console and No32
Reference Preamplifier, the No390S incorporates
our latest advances in DAC design, output buffer
and volume control technologies, all implemented
on a four-layer Arlon® circuit board.

Fully Balanced Design


The No390S is fully balanced in both the analog
and digital domains. Information from the disc
and single-ended digital inputs are immediately
converted to balanced signals and routed to
balanced DACs by a Low Voltage Differential
Signal receiving circuit. This design technique,
borrowed from Mark Levinson digital processors,
incorporates our Closed Loop Jitter ReductionTM
technology to preserve the precise timing of the
digital audio signal.


A four-layer Arlon® printed circuit board provides
the foundation for the critical analog audio circuit.
First used in the No32 Reference Preamplifier, this
material offers superb dielectric properties and
helps the No390S achieve remarkable perform-
ance with complex, low-level audio signals.


Design of the fully balanced DAC/analog output
module follows the Mark Levinson tradition of
rigorous component selection. An unusual hybrid
design approach incorporating both advanced
surface-mount and “through-hole” technologies,
allows us to utilize the optimum part at each location in the circuit.








Advanced Digital Filter Techniques


Just as with Mark Levinson Digital Audio
Processors, the No390S incorporates advanced
digital filter techniques carefully chosen to opti-
mize the sonic performance of its on-board digital
processor. Whether playing a CD, or decoding a
digital signal received through an auxiliary input,
sample depth is increased to 24 bits and sample
rate increased to 352.8kHz or 384kHz (input rate
dependent) before conversion to an analog signal.
This sophisticated processing of the digital signal
before conversion (often referred to as “upconver-
sion,” “upsampling,” or “oversampling”) is a
fundamental contributor to the excellent sound
achieved by all Mark Levinson digital processors.
The No390S confirms its internal conversion rate
on its front panel display each time a disc is
loaded, or an auxiliary input is chosen and locked.


The No390S also incorporates High Definition
Compatible Digital® (HDCD) decoding to take full
advantage of the resolution available from HDCD-
encoded 16-bit CDs. By encoding information
more efficiently within the 16-bit space available
on the disc, the HDCD format retains more of the
resolution inherent in modern high-resolution
recordings.


Digital-to-Analog Conversion


Digital-to-analog conversion within the No390S
features a Mark Levinson-developed, balanced
implementation of a high-performance DAC. This
multi-bit Sigma/Delta DAC device delivers superb
technical performance. In addition to its unusual
multi-bit architecture and unlike typical Sigma/
Delta devices, this DAC has a differential current
output stage, which allows us to optimize the critical current-to-voltage conversion stage with dedicated operational amplifiers possessing superlative
rise time and bandwidth characteristics.
Following this, an active analog filter circuit,
implemented in a differential amplifier, sums both
halves of the balanced signal and provides superb
common mode noise rejection in addition to
outstanding filtering.









This approach to the DAC circuit block yields
extraordinarily low distortion and noise levels and
contributes greatly to the natural sound of the
No390S.


Balanced Analog Volume Control


Rather than use the digital attenuator on board
the DAC, the No390S incorporates a fully
balanced analog volume control similar to that
found in Mark Levinson preamplifiers. When acti-
vated, the output of the No390S can be
attenuated in precise 0.1dB steps through most of
the range. Significantly, the No390S maintains the
full performance of its remarkable DACs at all
volume levels — something impossible with
digital volume controls, regardless of what tech-
niques may be employed to mask the sonic
consequences of that design approach. 








State-of-the-Art Output Buffer


The balanced discrete output buffer circuitry used
in the No390S employs the same topology used in
the remarkable Mark Levinson No32 Reference
Preamplifier. A hallmark of Mark Levinson pream-
plifier and digital processor design, this circuit has
proven to be both sonically transparent and
exceptionally immune to adverse interactions
with interconnecting cables and unusual input
impedance characteristics of power amplifiers or
preamplifiers. The No390S features an ultra-
compact implementation of the Mark Levinson
output buffer circuit, pushing noise coupling and
parasitic effects to vanishingly small levels. This
exceptionally robust output stage allows the
No390S to make the most of any combination of
preamplifier, power amplifier, and cables used.


Sound Quality


The No390S successfully builds on the strengths
of the popular No39 CD Processor. The name
change is intended to convey the level of sonic
improvement that can be expected. It doesn’t
sound like an improved No39 – it sounds like a
completely new and significantly better product.
The many design refinements in the No390S have
resulted in a significant reduction in the already
very low noise levels present in the No39. Low-
level musical details that were previously masked
are now revealed. High-frequency clarity and
extension are improved. Low-frequency detail
and drive is improved. Imaging and spatial infor-
mation are substantially improved, with a greater
sense of depth and width, providing an almost
holographic quality to the presentation.


All of this musical information was always present
on the CDs. Once again, significant sonic
improvements were attained by better implemen-
tation of an existing technology. The No390S
acheives that goal. 


Specifications:

Description: Remote-controlled CD player with volume and balance controls, dual-differential 24-bit DACs, unbalanced and balanced analog outputs, AES/EBU (XLR) and S/PDIF (RCA) digital outputs, and S/PDIF (TosLink and RCA) digital inputs. Maximum output level: 2.225V unbalanced, 4.45V balanced. Frequency response: 10Hz-20kHz, +0dB/-0.3dB. Channel separation: >110dB. Dynamic range: 96dB (10Hz-30kHz). Signal/noise: 105dB (10Hz-30kHz). THD: 0.002% at 1kHz, 0dBFS (10Hz-30kHz). Intermodulation: <0.005%. Linearity error: <2dB to below -90dBFS; <2dB to below -102dBFS with 20-bit data. Output impedance: 10 ohms. Volume-control range: -61.2dB to +12dB. Power consumption: 36W.
Dimensions: 15.75" (400mm) W by 3.84" (97.5mm) H by 14.3" (363mm) D. Weight: 50 lbs (23kg).
Finish: Black-anodized aluminum.








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