Mark Levinson No.5105

▪ Turntable
▪ £6499

When we think of the history of high-end audio, it’s not long before the Mark Levinson brand comes to mind. The company was formed in 1972 and, along with the likes of Krell, Audio Research and Wilson Audio, it established the top-end market sector we know and love today.

In the early years, Mark Levinson’s amplifiers embedded the brand firmly in enthusiasts’ minds, a reputation reinforced by a series of fine digital products through the 1990s. Turntables have never been part of the equation, at least until recently.

Mark Levinson waited until 2017 to release its first turntable, the No.515. This record player is still in production and currently retails for £9999, a considerable amount that gives the company a fair bit of leeway to introduce something more ‘affordable’ – a relative term, of course, that in this case refers to just over a third off the original’s price.

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The No.5105 isn’t simply a stripped-down version of its older brother, though. It’s an