Burmester 808 MK5 Reference Preamplifier

The flagship among the Burmester preamplifiers, which has been produced in various versions since 1980, has undergone new and extensive modifications and now carries the name 808 MK 5. Well-tried characteristics remain the same, but many things were fundamentally adapted, as if leaping a fifth, in order to prepare for the next millennium. (Due to this leap of a fifth, there is no MK 4 version. 4 is also an unlucky number in Asia, and with respect to this important market we will no longer have a 4 in our newer model names.) OVERVIEW In the year 2000 the 808 celebrated its 20th anniversary, it has been in production continually since August 1980 (hence the name: 80=1980, 8=August). Several reasons for Burmester Audiosystems to celebrate: • new reference titles, for example in the USA (5 stars from The Absolute Sound) • most sold version of the 808 • the encasement, the module slots as well as the bottom plate are now painted/anodized silver. This way, the 808 matches the design of the