Mark Levinson 536

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536 uses 6 - 15A Onsemi NJL 1302DG PNP and NJL 3281DG NPN bipolar output transistors = 90A output current.





 

steve59

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I heard those amps drive my Revel Salon 2's and I bought the speakers right there! In hindsight I might have bought anything those amps were driving.
 
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allhifi

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ML 534, 536 no doubt superb -as most Levinson gear.

Recently, I found a No. 53 ML power amp brochure and wondered deeply about ML's claim that their then new flagship outperformed competitor's amps and even all previously manufactured ML (A/B) amps !
Telling us/the reader they pursued relentless blind/sighted listening tests, flew people around the world and these class "D" amps beat them all.

Yeh right. I notice No. 53 amps are nearly impossible to sell/re-sell; definitely a sign of great, highly sought-after audio ! Lol.

I'll bet a 20-year old No. 333 ML amp is better than the 53's. However, the NO. 52 (Pre) looks mighty fine.

It appears whoever commissioned this class "D""amp for ML Reference" status understands not the notion of time-honored, Collective Wisdom. Mercifully, someone at Harmon thought of just that and decided that perhaps a "conventional" tried/true A/B amplifiers may serve the the brand and audiophile community the best. Good thing they did.

peter jasz
(P>S. What were they thinking ?)
 
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masterapex1

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I had a chance to compare this 536 vs older 333 Pass Lab , McIntosh, Bel Canto Class D , Benchmark AHB2.
It does have more dynamic and transparency.
 

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