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Benchmark Dac 1 USB

Dear all,
ive been looking into DACS recently and i come accross this one while browsing the net. It is not very expensive relativly speaking. its small light weight and not very visually striking . there are very glowing reviews on the net. even suggestions that only the very, very best can better its performance.i find that quite difficult to believe. i dont take reviewers word for it, but they are able to point in a right direction. I would like to hear from owners of this dac. how would this dac compare to a dac in a 3-4k player? is it really only bettered by very expensive dacs? any views? thank you kindly
james123
james123 OP
61 posts
 
Mezmo, thank you for the response.your quite right, i was hoping there was something magical in them to enhance the sound of a 3k ( GB pounds ) player, as well as the pc source capability. it did seem too good to be true!
still, theres the pc capability which is useful if the sound quality is near cd. if only reviewers were more open. ive only ever been able to audition a few items. they test many and know how they perform. Im really starting to think they are inclined to say every bit of kit is good ( money?). Very rarely do i read reviews where the product is not recommended.
amyandbills
4 posts
 
Tranquility is an excellent sounding usb DAC. I heard at a friends running off a MAC. I have a Benchmark but have never used the usb portion but have compared it to a Weiss Minerva using coax (Bryston 14BSST to Martin Logan CLS/Depth i sub)...I will stay with my Benchmark.
james123 OP
61 posts
 
Hi.Thank you for all the replies.Can these dacs connect and play streamed music from services such as spotify?
Thank you.
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