 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
65.173.228.39
In Reply to: RE: benchmark posted by DC STEVE on December 7, 2004 at 08:22:03:
The Benchmark DAC1 is not lean in the mids. None of the reviewers, e.g., John Atkinson, John Marks, of Stereophile, et al, have ever mentioned this. As a DAC1 owner I can certainly confirm there is no leanness. What some may be hearing is the removal of the jitter-induced grunge that makes a fatter thicker sound in the mids and bass. But this is simply distortion which, once removed, provides a substantially cleaner, faster, more accurate sound -- like the top Mark Levinsons, Thetas, Wadias.
Follow Ups:
I launched a post about the mids being kinda sterile when I first got it b/c most owners mentioned little change during break-in. Mine started with instruments sounding very crips and clear, but vocals were lean, strident or bleached. Every thing got smoother and more cohesive after a week.Benchmark comments on how the lack of jitter can be interpreted as lean - which was the case for me and took another couple of days for me to get use to it. I did reconsider other units ( <3k) that did sound fuller, warmer, but in direct a/b was distorting or blurring the details. Check it out for yourself; most offer a 30 day trail.
Happy hunting.
Ned thanks for saving me 2k, I was waiting for comments from others with "real" speakers before commiting...Maggies rule!
nt
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
