The No. 5101: A New SACD Player (!) from Mark Levinson

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From my first room at High End Munich: Some actual news: A new SACD player from Mark Levinson.

True—SACD still exists, supported by a small but enthusiastic niche of audiophiles, many of whom buy every new SACD that’s released—which, lets face it, isn’t that many silver discs.

Which is why it’s so surprising that Levinson or any high-end company would release a new SACD player. The No.5101 will join the No.5805 ($8500; review forthcoming in the July Stereophile) and No.5802 integrated amplifiers in Levinson’s affordable 5000 series. In addition to playing discs, the No.5101 will serve as a streaming DAC, delivering Tidal or Qobuz and serving up music from your network storage or drives connected to USB ports on the back. The US-built No.5101 will be priced at $5500—not a lot for a Levinson.

When I was in the room, the No.5101 was in the system but not in use. Instead, the source was the company’s $20,000 No.519 Audio Player, which plays CDs only—not SACDs. Also in the system but not playing during my visit was the $10,000 No.515 turntable. Amplification was the No.5805 integrated, which was feeding the JBL L100 Classic loudspeakers ($4000/pair), which sounded far better than I expected—my expectations set by distant memories of ’70s-era L100s in someone’s college dorm. The L100 Classic indeed has that classic look, but it does not have that classic sound. The L100 sounds good.

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