Mark Levinson No 585.5

Mark Levinson
Nº585.5-Integrated Amplifier With Discrete Class A Pure Phono Stage
With superb analog performance, advanced digital audio capability and discrete class A Pure Phonostage, the Nº 585.5 reproduces any source material with exceptional realism.
Nº585.5 Highlights
-Pure Path Phono pre amp – a discrete design with no op-amps and operates exclusively in class A throughout
-High resolution sound from class A/B amps
-Ethernet, RS-232, IR and 12V trigger ports
-Fixed-gain moving magnet (MM) section with five capacitive cartridge-loading settings
-4 analog inputs
-Discrete analog circuitry throughout
-Mark Levinson extruded aluminum remote
-Moving coil (MC) section with three gain settings and 10 resistive cartridge-loading settings
-6 digital inputs: USB, AES/EBU, S/PDIF
-200W at 8 ohms; 300-350W at 4 Ohms
-Ultrasonic filter intelligently compensates for rumble and warping
-32-bit/192khz performance, including DSD over PCM via USB 80 Hz high-pass option allows proper operation of a 2.1-channel system

  • RIAA frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz, ±0.3dB
  • Infrasonic filter defeatable, 15Hz, 2nd order (12dB/octave)
  • Input resistance (Moving Magnet Mode) 47kΩ
  • Input capacitance (Moving Magnet Mode) selectable; 50, 100, 150, 200, or 680pF
  • Gain (Moving Magnet Mode) 40dB @ 1kHz
  • THD+N, 20Hz to 20kHz, 2VRMS output (Moving Magnet Mode) <0.03%
  • Input resistance (Moving Coil Mode) selectable; 20, 33, 50, 66, 100, 200, 330, 500, 1000, or 47k
  • Input capacitance (Moving Coil Mode) 50pF
  • THD+N, 20Hz to 20kHz, 2VRMS output (Moving Coil Mode) <0.02%, 50 or 60dB settings, <0.04%, 70db setting
  • Gain (Moving Coil Mode) selectable; 50, 60, or 70dB @ 1kHz
  • Output Power 200W RMS per channel @ 8 Ω, 20Hz – 20kHz
  • Damping Factor >400 @ 20Hz, referred to 8 Ω
  • Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz, ±0.13dB; 2Hz – 250kHz, +0.2dB/–3dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio >98dB (20Hz – 20kHz, unweighted); >103dB (20Hz – 20kHz, A-wtd), referred to full output – maximum volume setting
  • Voltage Gain 40.7dB (maximum volume setting)
  • Total Harmonic Distortion <0.01% @ 1kHz, 200W, 8 Ω; <0.1% @ 20kHz, 200W, 8 Ω
  • Preamplifier Section (Analog) Input Impedance
  • Preamplifier Section (Analog) Input Overload
  • Preamplifier Section (Digital) DAC Board – same as No 585
  • DAC output voltage @ full scale (0dBFS) 3.7VRMS
  • DAC frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz, +0 / ¬–0.2dB
  • DAC THD, full scale (0dBFS) <0.0001% @ 1kHz, <0.0003% @ 20kHz
  • DAC SNR (referred to 3.7VRMS / 0dBFS output) >120dB (A-weighted)
  • PCM sample rates/bit depth 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, or 192kHz; up to 32 bits
  • DSD Native or DoP (DSD over PCM), single- and double-speed (2.8 and 5.6MHz)
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