Mark Levinson N°5909 Wireless Over-ear

Rigorous yet easy-going sound ; Detail and nuance to spare ; Nice materials, expertly assembled

Expensive and then some ; Can be bettered for noise-cancellation ; Abbreviated control app

Hugely expensive, hugely talented – but, thankfully, not physically huge. The No. 5909 headphones go quite a long way to justifying the asking price.

Positive, confident and eloquent sound ; Premium materials, impressively assembled ; Comfortable

Wantonly expensive ; Truncated control app ; Many realistically priced alternatives

No, the No. 5909 can’t justify the asking price – but they get a lot closer to doing so than you might expect.

Excellent sound and call quality ; Strong noise cancellation ; Long battery life ; Hi-Res Audio-certified ; Elegant craftsmanship

Heavy and uncomfortable ; Some features need work ; Companion app could use more features ; Expensive compared to other popular ANC models

The Mark Levinson No. 5909 is a budgetary steal for hardcore audiophiles and a high-priced novelty for everyone else.

Best-in-class audio performance ; Excellent noise cancellation ; Premium materials and build quality ; Bluetooth 5.1 with support for LDAC, AptX Adaptive, and AAC codecs ; Three wired modes

Noise cancelling can’t be engaged during phone calls ; Buggy on-head detection ; Run-of-the mill mobile app ; Very expensive

This is a gorgeous headphone worthy of the Mark Levinson heritage, and it will exceed the sonic expectations of even the most demanding music lover.

Value for money is a tricky phrase when looking at luxury items, which is where the Mark Levinson №5909 is pitched. Let's face it, one person's Tissot is another's Vacheron Constantin. However, middling noise-cancellation aside, this is a...

For a pair of premium audio headphones to price at S$1620, the Mark Levinson No.5909 is actually not too exorbitant compared with other audiophile headphones like the Beyerdynamic T1 Gen 3 (also S$1499) or Sennheiser IE900 (S$2199). What makes it seem...

Åexzellenter Klang ; gute App ; hervorragend verarbeitet ; HighRes

audio-Testurteil: Klangurteil: 90 Punkte; Preis/Leistung: "highendig"