darrenyeats;660848 Wrote: > Online I've read all sort of comments about the Benchmark. Some say it > is etched and some say it is dull. Some say the treble doesn't sparkle > and some say the treble sparkles too much. Some say it is mid-forward > and some say mid-recessed. Some say it is lean and cold. The most > recent review I read in a German pro magazine said it was a bit on the > warm and bassy side. > > These people can't get their story straight. Are you getting the > picture - have you figured it out yet? This isn't really about the > Benchmark. ANY transparent and neutral device doesn't have a sound. You > will hear what the recording sounds like through the rest of your system > in your room. If that sounds cold/warm/musical/unmusical, that means the > rest of your system or your room, or both, are > cold/warm/musical/unmusical sounding. Don't go blaming the one thing in > the chain which is certifiably and measurably doing a top job! Madness. > > Now, if somone is using a non-transparent, coloured source to correct > problems elsewhere in their system then I don't mind. Really, I don't! > What I DO mind is them inserting a transparent, neutral device into > their problematic system/room and then criticising said device. > Darren
Well said! -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) System 2: Win7(64) laptop > SbS 7.6.2 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.6 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90022 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
