Deaf Cat;199233 Wrote: > Hiya, > > If anyone does have the above, would love to hear why you prefer which > dac. > > Cheers :)
I have a SB3 feeding (coax cable ) a benchmark DAC-1 feeding (unbalanced RCA cable) Bryston BP-25 preamp and Bryston 3B Amp in my audio room. To be honest, I have heard very little (if any) difference between the DAC-1 and the SB3 internal DAC. Originally, I was thinking of sending my BP-25 in for a internal DAC upgrade, but it would have cost twice as much as the benchmark DAC-1. After a few months of listening, I should have probably just stayed put with with the SB3 internal DAC. In The family room home theater I have a SB2 feeding a Bryston SP1 both via unbalanced analog and the optical digital feed. the SP1 then feeds a pair of 4B's configured in mono mode for the left/right channels. Now i do hear a difference between the SB2 DAC and the Bryston SP1 built in DAC. I prefer the Bryston, it appears a little more "open". But to be honest, the unbalanced connection between the SB2 and the SP1 is probably 12 feet long snaked across and above alot of equipment including a large rear projection TV. This may have something to do with the listening experience. -- sfraser ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sfraser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2026 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34969 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
