Mark Levinson No. 5909 Headphones Reviewed

Ask 1,000 people at The Mall of the America if $999 is a lot of money for wireless, over- ear, Bluetooth headphones and you might get a fully unanimous 1000/1000 people saying yes. For audiophiles, we often view things a little differently. We might wonder how such an expensive headphone sounds, simply ignoring the cool grand it costs. Mark Levinson is the flagship brand for the now Samsung-owned Harman International, which not only makes high-end, premium, installed car audio system, they also own Revel speakers which, dollar for dollar, are among the best transducers on the planet. Harman also makes possibly the best headphones in the world under brands like JBL and the more professionally oriented AKG. The Harman target curve has become such an industry standard that even other brands advertise their adherence to it. So it’s no real surprise to see the Mark Levinson No. 5909, one of the most luxurious high-end wireless headphones ever made, adhering to this standard for sonic neutrality. I’ve been blessed to hear, test, and review nearly every high-end headphone in this space currently. With one recent exception, the Mark Levinson No. 5909s (buy at Crutchfield) are the high price leader. Are they the performance or lifestyle leader? That’s our task to explore in this review. 

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