audio systems ltd. industry high end audio founded 1972 founder mark levinson products audio equipment website www.marklevinson.com mark levinson is a high end audio equipment brand established in 1972 by eponymous founder mark levinson . contents 1 history 2 equipment history 2.1 amplifiers 2.2 preamplifiers 2.3 power supplies 2.4 crossovers 2.5 tape machines 3 references 4 external links history edit mark levinson audio systems ltd. mlas was founded 1972 in woodbridge ct a suburb of new haven by mark levinson . original mlas products were designed by mark levinson with a gifted team of associates . legendary audio pioneer dick burwen levinson s first electronics mentor helped levinson start the company with the iconic lnp 2 preamplifier . 1 chief engineer tom colangelo who brought visionary audio circuitry to the company died in a tragic car accident in 2007 . 2 in 1980 an investor acquired control of the company allegedly without paying levinson and allegedly put mlas through a planned bankruptcy to eliminate levinson s 43 % interest in the company . mark levinson audio systems ltd. ceased to exist in 1984 with madrigal audio labs acquiring its assets . 3 madrigal audio labs took levinson to court and asked the united states government to forbid him from working in audio for the rest of his life . in august 1986 levinson won the case but lost the right to use his given name as a trade name such as is put on a product . 4 since 1990 the mark levinson brand and trade name have been property of harman international industries . mark levinson produces audio amplifiers and digital audio processors that have a characteristic black anodized chassis a design associated with the brand since the beginning . harman also makes mark levinson audio systems as an optional upgrade for lexus luxury automobiles . mark levinson invented the concept of high end car sound in 1979 . mark levinson automotive audio systems are designed in collaboration with sound electrical and design engineers who produce mark levinson audio electronics . 5 6 certain lexus models have featured mark levinson sound systems as an option since 2001 5 7 with prices varying based on the vehicle and its specific components us 2 500 for the ls 460 us 1 600 for the es 350 us 1 440 for the is 350 etc. . the first mark levinson car 5.1 surround sound system appeared on the toyota crown majesta in 2004 . 8 current uk lexus models available with the mark levinson audio system include ct 200h premier is 250 300h premier gs 300h 450h premier rc f carbon nx 300h premier rx 450h advance and premier ls 460 luxury and f sport and ls 600h l premier . 9 equipment history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message mark levinson ml 3 amplifier mark levinson no. 26s preamplifier amplifiers edit ml 2 class a mono amplifier with regulated power supplies ml 3 power amplifier ml 9 power amplifier ml 11 power amplifier preamplifiers edit lnp 1 preamplifier lnp 2 professional preamplifier jc 1 moving coil cartridge preamplifier jc 1ac moving coil cartridge preamplifier jc 2 straightline preamplifier ml 1 preamplifier ml 6 ml 6a ml 6b preamplifier ml 7 ml 7a preamplifier ml 8 microphone preamplifier ml 10 ml 10a preamplifier ml 12 ml 12a preamplifier power supplies edit pls 150 pls 151 pls 153 pls 154 ml 6 crossovers edit lnc 2 electronic crossover tape machines edit ml 5 modified studer a 80 professional tape recorder with custom electronics references edit willis barry . music man a brief biography of mark levinson pdf . daniel hertz sa . retrieved 2015 02 05 . phillips wes 2007 . tom colangelo 1949 2007 . stereophile . retrieved 2015 02 05 . isak matej . interview with mark levinson daniel hertz . mono and stereo . retrieved 2015 02 05 . willis barry . the gospel according to mark levinson . stereophile . retrieved 2015 01 14 . a b madrigal announces the introduction of a mark levinson premium sound system as standard equipment in lexus first sport convertible the sc430 luxury audio at home with lexus nakano roy 2004 . surveying the best new car sound systems . la car . retrieved 2007 05 06 . 2006 lexus gs sedan debuts mark levinson surround sound system lexus and mark levinson a sounds partnership . lexus uk blog . lexus uk . retrieved 11 february 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mark levinson . mark levinson audio systems ltd. vintage audio gear daniel hertz sa official website music man a brief biography of mark levinson by barry willis v t e harman international industries subsidiaries akg acoustics c1000 amx crown international dbx professional products digitech digitech whammy harman kardon infinity systems jbl jbl paragon lexicon mark levinson audio systems martin professional soundcraft studer symphony teleca people david e. 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