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Mark Levinson N 326S User Manual

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Requirements & Connections

Component

All slave chains:

Must include compatible Mark Levinson components. The
Nº326S is compatible with the components listed on page 2-9.
Refer to the appropriate documentation for Link compatibility
information about other Mark Levinson components.

Must connect components in a certain order to prevent
communication from terminating. In general, components
must be linked as follows: digital audio processor, to digital
transport, to Nº326S, to power amplifier.

Note

Link communication port names differ among Mark Levinson
components. The Link communication port names used in
the table below correspond with the component listed in the
Component column.

2-11

Nº326S Preamplifier

Basic Operation

Digital Audio

Processor*

(e.g., Nº360S)

• Serves as the master component in the slave chain.

• Maximum of one per slave chain.

• Connect the master communication port on the digital audio processor to the slave in communication

port on the first digital transport. If no digital transports are included in the slave chain, connect
the master communication port on the digital audio processor to the slave in communication port
on the Nº326S.

• No maximum number per slave chain.

• Must be positioned after the digital audio processor and before the Nº326S and power amplifier(s).

• Connect the slave in communication port on the first digital transport to the master communication

port on the digital audio processor. Digital transports CANNOT be included in a slave chain that
does not include a compatible Mark Levinson digital audio processor.

• Connect multiple digital transports in a “daisy chain” using slave out-to-slave in communication

port connections. Connect the slave out communication port on the last digital transport to the
slave in communication port on the Nº326S.

• No maximum number per slave chain.

• Connect the slave in communication port on the Nº326S to the slave out communication port on

the last digital transport. If no digital transports are included in the slave chain, connect slave in
communication port on the Nº326S to the master communication port on the digital audio
processor.

• Connect the

communication port on the Nº326S to the

input communication port on

the first power amplifier.

• Maximum of six per slave chain.

• Connect the

input communication port on the first power amplifier to the

communication

port on the Nº326S.

• Connect up to six power amplifiers in a “daisy chain” using

input-to-

control

communication port connections. The

control communication port on the last power

amplifier is not connected.

Digital

Transport*

(e.g., Nº37)

Preamplifier

(e.g., Nº326S)

Power

Amplifier

(e.g., Nº432)

* The Nº39 and Nº390S CD Processors can serve as either a digital audio processor or a digital transport in a slave chain.