Hi Jack, I've been using the Bel Canto 2, using the Toslink feed. I have not heard the Benchmark, so can't give you much comparison there. But, I like the Bel Canto very much. Nice detail and a good warm tone. I don't believe its technology is state-of-the-art these days, but I found it used at a good price and it was a significant improvement over the Adcom DAC it replaced. And, the SB3/Bel Canto2 combo definitely out-performs the Rotel/Adcom rig it replaced, as well.
I have read some opinions of the Bel Canto Dacs that called it "laid-back". I wouldn't necessarily agree with that, although as I said above it is warm (analog-like) sounding. I should also say that my amplication is tube (Unison Research). Karl -- Ksie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ksie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4429 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24206 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
