Big Blue Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 Further Information: A rare and beautiful sounding Mark Levinson ML-1 class A preamp circa 1978. It includes the very special class A, MC phono modules. Also included is the external power supply, and two pairs of pairs of lemo to RCA plugs.
Big Blue Posted November 25, 2023 Author Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) I havent tried an MM with it, only MC's. But There are other moudles available that allow you to drive basically any cartridge, such as the A3, the D5 and the D6. The one installed in this unit is the D6 it's a high gain module providing 60db or 66db of gain and was intended for low output cartridges. The manual lists typical input impedances for this module as 300 ohms. I've attached a couple pages from the manual for reference. Hope that helps. Edited November 25, 2023 by Big Blue 1
Big Blue Posted November 25, 2023 Author Posted November 25, 2023 ...and if anyone needs a good cartridge for it I have a Fidelity Research FR1-Mk3 which sounds great with it. That is the cartridge mentioned in the manual
woadl Posted November 26, 2023 Posted November 26, 2023 I used to have one of these pre amps and the sound was simply amazing. One of a list of components I regret selling over the years. excellent buying ! 1
Big Blue Posted November 26, 2023 Author Posted November 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, woadl said: I used to have one of these pre amps and the sound was simply amazing. One of a list of components I regret selling over the years. excellent buying ! Thanks, agree it sounds incredible. I found an old article from a Melbourne hifi magazine from 1978 with an ad for this preamp. It was $3500 in 1978, the price of a car basically ha. Don't start getting me to have have second thoughts
Be Quiet...Listen Posted November 26, 2023 Posted November 26, 2023 Would have been nice to try with the ML2’s I had. Alas, they now reside in Tennessee. Most Aussies punters will overlook ML products and you might just need to advertise them on a more internationally accessed site like audiomart or audiogon. Seems typical now of high end and collectable Hifi to have to do so. If you get stuck, PM me. I have a contact in the US that would likely be interested. 1
Big Blue Posted November 26, 2023 Author Posted November 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, Be Quiet...Listen said: Would have been nice to try with the ML2’s I had. Alas, they now reside in Tennessee. Most Aussies punters will overlook ML products and you might just need to advertise them on a more internationally accessed site like audiomart or audiogon. Seems typical now of high end and collectable Hifi to have to do so. If you get stuck, PM me. I have a contact in the US that would likely be interested. Ah yes the ML-2 and ML-1 would he a killer combination. That's great advice thank you, and I may take you up on that offer. Thanks. 1
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