Tag archive: Mark Levinson

LG Electronics has put on its annual Summer Show, parading new products that it hopes will light up consumers' wallets come the end-of-year holiday buying season. In the mix this year are two new HDTV series, the SL80 and SL90 series, both featuring edge-to-edge glass panels and slim bezels—with invisible speaker systems and Energy Star 3.0 compliance. Plus, the SL80s sport 240Hz refresh, while the SL90s offer LED backlighting… Read More

LG Electronics has rolled out five new home theater systems, each tuned by audio expert Mark Levinson. The systems range from slim, elegant designs intended to complement an existing room's decor to simple, functional, no-fuss designs that make no pretensions about being furniture or art objects. "LG's latest home theater and audio systems were designed to meet consumers' desire for advanced technology that… Read More

Audio equiment maker Harman International—makers of Harman-Kardon, AKG, JBL, Lexicon, Revel, Mark Levinson, and other well-known brands of consumer, auto, and pro audio gear—announced today (PDF) the company will be acquired by private equity fims Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Goldman Sachs Group's private equity firm for about $8 billion. Under the deal, Harman stockholder would receive about 4120 in case… Read More

High end home entertainment gear manufacturer Mark Levinson was showcasing its latest and greatest disc player earlier this week. The new No51 Media Player looks to be available now for a whopping $18,000. The No51 Media Player, said Mark Levinson, reportedly provides DVD playback at "cinema-grade movie reproduction" and a CD listening experience which is far better than stand-alone CD players. Five specific areas make up the strengths… Read More

From the press release: Based on the No320S Preamplifier and a direct descendant of the critically acclaimed No32 Reference Preamplifier, the No326S features audio circuits, controls, architecture, and an optional phono module all adapted from the legendary No32. In fact, some audio circuits, such as the proprietary discrete volume attenuators, are identical to those found in the No32. To offer audiophiles the highest signal purity, the… Read More

“According to reports on the Internet and releases from a number of high-performance audio companies, the recently released DualDisc software titles are causing problems. The brands that reportedly have troubles with DualDisc are a who's who of high-end DVD players, including Sony (Europe), Marantz, Mark Levinson, Proceed and Lexicon. DualDisc is the latest version of the high-resolution audio disc that joins a CD and a DVD into… Read More

The deal is reportedly delayed over a decision as to where the R&D and executives would be located (Canada, U.K. or the U.S.). The deal would give B&W a more lofty brand of electronics to market above Rotel which will better suit the higher end speakers in B&W's current line up. B&W now distributes Classe into most worldwide markets. Before the deal is completed, B&W has already invested significant capital in… Read More

Today, Proceed is respected as one of the elite brands in all of high-end AV, but after a disastrous run at making a high-performance DVD-Video transport called the PMDT, Madrigal has decided to endthe Proceed brand name by merging it, in part, with the Mark Levinson brand. Select Proceed components will now be re-badged under the Mark Levinson brand, including the AVP2+6 preamp, the CVP2 video switcher and the HPA2 and HPA 3 power amplifiers.… Read More