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In Reply to: RE: "When it first came to the attention of the audiophile community" - I acquired it,... posted by carcass93 on July 01, 2015 at 19:45:22
Your experience is mirrored by a multitude of others, including mine, and a large number of friends who were early DAC adopters.
The fact is, the magazines were looking to introduce a new advertiser into the fold. The fact that several Stereophile writers called it a reference is pretty frightening. The Audio Critic recently called it "perfect". What a hoot.
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I'm not asking whether he is "well" - that is certainly not the case for at least last 30 years.
"What the Benchmark DAC1 HDR adds to or subtracts from its input signal is borderline unmeasurable, so the sonic character of its output is obviously the sonic character of its input. It's as simple as that. It has no sound of its own. Furthermore, its measurements could be 20 or 30 dB worse and it would still sound the same. I have convinced myself of that over and over again in double-blind listening comparisons of all sorts of electronic components at matched levels. The 100% purity of the DAC1 HDR is of benefit mainly in professional systems, where the integrity of the equipment chain needs to be verified and guaranteed. To audiophiles it's a somewhat abstract luxury—but not an excessively costly one."
"The Benchmark DAC2 HGC represents a new reference standard in the category of "DAC with line-level preamp" (excluding mysterious megabuck products designed to meet voodoo criteria). I refer you again to the links above if you wish to explore the unit's awesome feature set, with any and all digital or analog signal sources, be they audio components or computer. Its sound is what any non-voodoo reviewer would expect on the basis of the Audio Precision measurements: the exact sound of the signal source, nothing more and nothing less."
- Peter Aczel, The Audio Critic
Unfortunately, I can't find a full version of the review so I can pull up the "perfect" quote.
As an alternative to the Cardas,check out the Monoprice premium XLR cables.I still use one for my aes-ebu.You might try using them for the digital and stereo out.They have an inverted smile frequency balance,but still quite musical and revealing.I have replaced mine with PADs,but can still highly recommend.Especially at the price-give you a better deal on my replaced ones,if interested.
Tom:cat
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