Although I use Benchmark DAC1 HDR this costs a bit. For me, it makes sense because I want all its bells and whistles, not the least what I think of as a "proper analogue volume control" with remote. The measured performance is good.
If you are after just a DAC but with good performance at a reasonable price I recommend researching the Cambridge Audio DAC Magic. The measured performance is good, better even than the Benchmark if you compare them as DACs. See http://kenrockwell.com/audio/cambridge/dacmagic-plus.htm. And it's not expensive. If you don't go by measurements then these comments will be less helpful. I think measurements can be over-simplifying (although still illuminating) for loudspeakers but very useful and valid for line level equipments like DACs and preamps whose job, I believe, is simply to mimic "straight wire" as much as possible. Darren Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94855 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
