Unlock the Full Potential of your Music Collection

Discover new layers to the music you love with a high-end preamplifier 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, no matter its source.

Dynamic Digital Audio

Feel like your favorite artists are performing right in front of you — even when listening 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 outstanding audio quality.

Pure Path Circuit Design

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

High-Performance Headphone Output

With a class-A Main Drive headphone output, the № 526 allows you to unleash all the performance your headphones can deliver — and enjoy an incredibly detailed personal listening experience.

Mark Levinson No.526 Dual Mono Preamplifier User's Manual

Specifications

Analog Inputs: 2 balanced ( XLR ), 3 single-ended ( RCA ) line, 1 single-ended ( RCA ) phono with ground

Digital Inputs: 1 balanced ( XLR ); 2 coaxial ( RCA ); 2 optical ( Toslink ); 1 USB-B asynchronous

Analog Outputs: 1 balanced ( XLR ) ; 1 pair single-ended ( RCA ), 1 headphone ( ¼”, 6.3 mm TRS )

Output Impedance: <80 Ω single ended, <160 Ω balanced

Dimensions Height with feet: 3.75” / Height without feet: 3.25” x 17.25” x 18” 

Weight: 41 lbs 

Packaged Dimensions: ( H x W x D ) 26.5’’ x 16.3’’ x 26.5’’ 

Packaged Weight: 63 lbs