Mark Levinson No. 585

Mark Levinson 585 will be your last amp unless u get the 585.5.  It’s that good .  It’s great !!!

The 536 is insanely good.
One only needs to possess the means to afford them, and the space to set them up.
I heard them with the very very very top of the line Martin Logan at the hi-fi show and the sound was mine blowing.
The only thing I thought that was on the same level, what are the ungodly expensive tube amps from CAT.

For me, it makes sense to use it to preempt, but high-quality solid-state amps.
(534, 536 from lev), pass labs, Burmester, D’Agostino etc.

Tube preamp

The 585 is a significant leap down from the preamps like 523 and 526, and amps like 534 & 536’s.
its not bad, but it’s not innthe leage of 536, not even same zip code, IMHO.

tubesrule

Thank You for sharing your experience w/ ML No. 523, 526, 534 and 536.
All of these products are on my short-list to demo.

Happy Listening!