Mark Levinson 320S Pre-amplifier

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Specification from Manual:

 

Power
Consumption • 50W maximum

Operating
Voltage • 100, 120, 220, or 230V AC power at 50 or 60Hz
(preset)

Connector
Complement • 3 balanced (female XLR) stereo inputs

• 4
single-ended (Mark Levinson-RCA) stereo inputs

• 1
balanced (male XLR) stereo main output

• 1
single-ended (Mark Levinson-RCA) stereo main output

• 2
single-ended (Mark Levinson-RCA) stereo record outputs

• 2 8-pin
RJ-45 connectors for Link communication

• 1 6-pin
modular RJ-11 connector for RS-232 communication

• 1 3.5mm
mini-jack for trigger output

• 1 3.5mm
mini-jack for ir input

• 1 phono
ground terminal

• 1
IEC-standard ~ac mains connector

Gain • 0, 6,
12, or 18dB (line-level stage)

Volume Control Range • 80.0dB
(maximum)

Gain
Resolution • 1.0dB increments up to 23.0dB on front panel display
(-57dB)

• 0.1dB
increments above 23.0dB on front panel display (-57dB)

 

Input Overload Gain
XLR RCA

Setting Connectors
Connectors

+18dB 1.6V 0.8V

+12dB 3.3V 1.6V

+6dB 6.6V 3.3V

0dB 13.2V 6.6V

Input Impedance • 100k

Output Impedance • <50Ω

THD + N • <0.001%

Crosstalk • <90dB (any input to any output,
input terminated)

Residual Noise • 20Hz to 20kHz (input terminated <
-94dBV)

Frequency Response • 10 to 40kHz, ±0.2 dB

Weight • 30 pounds (14kg)

 

 

FROM THE REVIEWS ONHIFI.COM:

 

The Mark Levinson No.320S ranks with
the very finest audio components I have ever auditioned. In terms of ease of
use and system adaptability, it’s second to none. It’s probably the most
user-friendly high-performance preamp I’ve ever had in my system.

If you value that, you’ll love
the No.320S -- but you pay for that performance. It’s not for me to decide if
you pay too dearly for it or not; that’s a personal decision. However, just as
is the case with a Ferrari, the concept of value in a product such as this is
not the same as the concept of a bargain. There’s a pride of ownership
inherent in having a product such as the No.320S, and if that has no appeal for
you, then neither will the preamp. Having used the No.320S, I completely
understand how seductive that pride is, even as I acknowledge that I can’t pay
the price -- not from personal choice, but more like career choice.

If your occupation affords you the
luxury to consider a preamplifier as exalted as the Mark Levinson No.320S,
however, consider it a prime candidate. If I had to choose between a pile of
money and this preamplifier, I know which way I’d go. And it wouldn’t be
for the Benjamins.