the three benchmark dac1 I've heard have been rather poor compared with the behringer deq 2496 [used as dac only] the src 2496. I agree the dac1 sounded thin and bright to the point of unlistenable in the system it was being used in ...this does illistrate that it was showing up the dvd player that was being used as a transport ...when we slotted in my quad 99cdp the dac1 did respond with a more listenable performance but was not a patch on the 99cdp as player and dac. I've said before my friend sold the dac1 and bought an src ...saving £600 and got better sounding music to boot.
there are any number of small cheap dac available ..though there is a reliability question about some ie the lite dac ah of which I've had two both died after about 6 months use [but they were only £30 each ] so I've not lost a great deal. -- zanash Acoustician and builder of interesting cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zanash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12157 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39892
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