auronthas;226730 Wrote: > I enjoyed sound quality from analog output of SB3 to my integrated > amplifier so far. > > I am thinking to add in external DAC later, i.e. Benchmark DAC1, what's > your advise?
I've found the SB3 analog output to be almost as good as that from the (expensive for me) Marantz CDP I was previously using - though there's no comparison as far as ease of use is concerned, of course. SD have absolutely transformed the way I listen to music, for the better :-) I've heard a Benchmark DAC1 in a much better system than my own, A/B'd against the abovementioned Marantz CDP. Overall, the system owner and myself agreed the DAC1 was a little more detailed/revealing. So, DACs in increasing order of fidelity (in my opinion): SB3 -> my CDP -> Benchmark DAC1. Based on this, I'd be prepared to say that you would notice an improvement (but not a huge one) by going down the path you're considering. I'd probably do so myself if I could afford one. Instead, I've just bought a used, and well priced, Channel Islands VDA.1 DAC (and matching PSU) that I'll be listening to next week. I'll probably post my opinion of it here somewhere, so watch this space... -- westernboy FLAC -> SB3 -> Krell KAV300i -> Gieseler Symphony's -> happy ears ------------------------------------------------------------------------ westernboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12768 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38258 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
