SBGK wrote:
I went from a dac1 to Nad M51 and the difference is quite large (suppose
it was double the price), you also get a world class digital preamp with
the Nad which is probably worth the money in itself + HDMI input which
sounds very good as well.
Thanks. I'll investigate. This is
SBGK, did you have attenuators at 0db with the DAC1? The reason I ask is
that I'm interested in the M51 and I want to calibrate.
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guidof wrote:
Recently, I changed from 10dB to 20dB attenuator jumpers on my DAC2 and
the result has been an increase in clarity and lifelike quality of the
sound.
Guido, that is the DAC2 ... perhaps it's been sorted.
guidof wrote:
I suspect the sound transformation you experienced (as
bzlrbi wrote:
After a couple months of aggravation, I've finally convinced my
insurance company and their designated electronics repair folks that my
Transporter is not repairable. It got zapped in an electrical storm.
The unrepairable part is in the pre-amp section: it buzzes if connected
Mnyb wrote:
In what context ,the piont with gain adaption is the rest of the system
, so these things go together ? That's why their is an option to change
this in the first place ?
I had the 30db attenuator in. I took it out (no attenuation) and
attenuate with extra 30db digitally.
In
darrenyeats wrote:
Jez, Ikabob,
Did you try the DAC1 with attenuators set to 0db? I've recently
discovered this absolutely transforms the sound. (I find it both amazing
and disillusioning because Benchmark say the attenuators are transparent
... they are flipping well not!)
Darren
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JezA wrote:
Darren, I'm pretty sure the improvement in sq I hear between the DAC2
and DAC1 has got absolutely nothing to do with the 3.5db of headroom the
DAC2 has .. most of my music is competently recorded classical and as
such isn't brick-walled. Checking peak levels with JRiver I can
darrenyeats wrote:
Jez, Ikabob,
Did you try the DAC1 with attenuators set to 0db? I've recently
discovered this absolutely transforms the sound. (I find it both amazing
and disillusioning because Benchmark say the attenuators are transparent
... they are flipping well not!)
Darren
Sent
OP here. My insurance company is still frittering around with my
damaged Transporter, i.e. I still don't have it back from the repair
company. Arggh.
That's step #1 in order to figure out what I'm going to do.
IF there was a feasible way to rip SACDs, I'd be all over either the
DAC2 or the
Jez,
The DAC2 (a) uses digital volume control in DAC mode and (b) in this
mode it has 3.5db DSP headroom to cater for brick-walled recordings.
I can mimic the above by (a) using digital volume control in my Touch
and setting the HDR to 'calibrated mode', bypassing the volume pot for
the DAC, and
darrenyeats wrote:
Jez,
The DAC2 (a) uses digital volume control in DAC mode and (b) in this
mode it has 3.5db DSP headroom to cater for brick-walled recordings.
I can mimic the above by (a) using digital volume control in my Touch
and setting the HDR to 'calibrated mode', bypassing the
JezA wrote:
Darren, I'm pretty sure the improvement in sq I hear between the DAC2
and DAC1 has got absolutely nothing to do with the 3.5db of headroom the
DAC2 has .. most of my music is competently recorded classical and as
such isn't brick-walled. Checking peak levels with JRiver I can
PS: Of course the DAC2 measurably out-performs, by a clear margin, a
DAC1 even with the tweaks I have mentioned!
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Right now I'd go DAC2 also (I own a DAC1 HDR).
Note it's best to do a bit of digital attenuation in the transport
feeding a DAC1 if your collection includes any dynamically brick-walled
recordings. This helps during upsampling, this goes for many upsampling
DACs I believe. The DAC2 has 3.5db of
I used to own a DAC1 HDR, and I now own a DAC2 HGC. The DAC1 was very
good, but the DAC2 is, imo, a truly superb DAC. Beautiful, smooth,
incredibly resolved, sweet. You can get one on 30 days free trial (and a
DAC1 on the same deal), so you could make up your own mind. It also
supports native DSD
garym wrote:
I'd consider this. right price point for you to (1,999).
benchmark DAC 2
http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/dac/dac2-hgc
then again, if you buy the emotiva for 700, you pocket $600 (from the
1300)
*Location 1:* VortexBox Appliance 4TB (2.2) LMS 7.7.2 Transporter,
Touch,
I have the Benchmark DAC1 USB which I have connected via an optical
cable and the sound is awesomemuch better than without the DAC. It's
like having the live orchestra right in our listening room.
Is the DAC2 that much of an improvement over the DAC1? In sound quality?
Ikabob
Squeezebox
garym wrote:
then again, if you buy the emotiva for 700, you pocket $600 (from the
1300)
True. i have the $1300 in-hand already. Otherwise, that $1999 price
tag on the Benchmark is ideal. I'm also looking at the Mytek DSD DAC...
if I could figure out a way to rip my SACDs, I think I'd
Ikabob wrote:
I have the Benchmark DAC1 USB which I have connected via an optical
cable and the sound is awesomemuch better than without the DAC. It's
like having the live orchestra right in our listening room.
Is the DAC2 that much of an improvement over the DAC1? In sound quality?
After a couple months of aggravation, I've finally convinced my
insurance company and their designated electronics repair folks that my
Transporter is not repairable. It got zapped in an electrical storm.
The unrepairable part is in the pre-amp section: it buzzes if connected
from the analog
bzlrbi wrote:
After a couple months of aggravation, I've finally convinced my
insurance company and their designated electronics repair folks that my
Transporter is not repairable. It got zapped in an electrical storm.
The unrepairable part is in the pre-amp section: it buzzes if connected
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