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Any opinions on the AMR Digital Processor 777 Dac?
Audiofun, Have you tried Off-Ramp4 USB/SPDIF converter? Or have you compared your stand-alone USB/SPDIF converters to the USB port on the DP-777? The X-mos 2.0 USB chipset inside the DP-777 is very similar, if not identical to the one inside April... 
Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions?
Kijanki, I agree the volume pot is not really high-end, adding a preamp that can take 10 volt fixed output helps. After owning various versions of Benchmark DAC-1 for 9 years, I have moved on, including MF Trivista Dodson 218 Cary 306/200 and Audi... 
Benchmark DAC-1 Get The Most Out Of Your DAC-1
Believe or not digital cables do make a difference, and sometimes bigger differences than the transports. You don't have to spend a lot, but organic-sounding digital cables work better with DAC-1. Benchmark's own AES/EBU is cheap and good, and bet... 
Review: Denon PMA-757 Amplifier
I just bought a PMA-757 based on your review, my unit is hardly used and in great condition given its age, it's int amp done right!Ying 
Benchmark DAC-1 Get The Most Out Of Your DAC-1
Theduke, yes the headphone gain jumpers are the jumpers close to the headphone jacks. I agree their user manual does not change as fast as their revisions... but you can try the jumpers on the fly... won't hurt anything just don't drop your finger... 
Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions?
Guys, It's designed for pro audio so it needs careful adjustments to sound good in home HiFi!! look at my thread at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1292529269&read&keyw&zzbenchmarkAnd learn how to get the best out of ... 
Finding a little warmth from Benchmark1 USB DAC
Hi, read my thread about getting the best performance from DAC-1 
Replacements for Dynaudio Floorstanders
I have a pair of Castle Acoustics Howard S3 and very happy with it. Full range, warm British sound, small footprint, great mid-range, never harsh.Now using Marantz SC11s1 preamp and Audia Flight 50 Class A power amp and Benchmark DAC1 USB, the bri... 
Benchmark DAC-1 Get The Most Out Of Your DAC-1
Thanks to everybody's input to my thread, Regarding vibration control, having spikes underneath might help but I can live with the stock rubber feet. Adding weight on top makes the sound dull and less alive. Unless you have a bright system, the DA... 
Castle speakers IAG
I have the latest Howard S3 and they are simply the best speaker in their price range. They (by a large margin) bettered Tyler, Dynaudio and Usher speakers, some costing twice as much. Moving to IAG doesn't seem to affect the quality, mine has the... 
Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker?
Castle Howard S3! It killed similarly priced Usher and Tyler speakers and offered the grace of typical British sound. 
Anybody heard Stereoknight magnetic preamp?
I've heard it and it's superb, beats my Accuphase C-265 hands down. 
Music Hall Dac 25.2 vs PS Audio Digital Link 3
Benchmark DAC-1! 
Cary 120s...anyone heard this amp
How does the modern cary compare to old-school cary sound such as a sli-80? 
Improving Headphone Sound
I agree that the DAC-1 is a better DAC than a headphone amplifier. And I found the Grace Design m902 a better headphone amplifier than a DAC. So I run the DAC-1's XLR output to the m902's balanced input with a pair of PS Audio Xstream Statement ca...