I own a Benchmark, and as it measures better than
units far beyond its price. The sound too is "Crystal"
I suggest that many folks want their music to have a
certain "sound" that the Benchmark fails to deliver.
It plays what has been Mastered on the Disc period!
Just the "MUSIC" pure and without any "characteristics"
just clean Music.
Not every transport delivers the same result. Myself
I use a Sony XA7ES player with Audio Alchemy's Digital
Data Stream cables, with the largest power supply they made, bcn to Balanced XLR preamp. The power
cord for the Benchmark is a Transparent Super Power cord.
P.S. Audio Statement XLR cables for Dac1.
I use the green S.I.D(sound improvement disc) and the
sound is more like the finest of Analog with the Dynamics
of Digital. If hearing the "MUSIC" is Primary to You,
In this configuration, my recently checked ears tell me,
over and over, no matter the Disc...I am totally "blown"
away, the resolution this Dac gives when matched properly.
So I don't know what to tell You, except that when I
listen to my Benchmark, I have never been unhappy!
units far beyond its price. The sound too is "Crystal"
I suggest that many folks want their music to have a
certain "sound" that the Benchmark fails to deliver.
It plays what has been Mastered on the Disc period!
Just the "MUSIC" pure and without any "characteristics"
just clean Music.
Not every transport delivers the same result. Myself
I use a Sony XA7ES player with Audio Alchemy's Digital
Data Stream cables, with the largest power supply they made, bcn to Balanced XLR preamp. The power
cord for the Benchmark is a Transparent Super Power cord.
P.S. Audio Statement XLR cables for Dac1.
I use the green S.I.D(sound improvement disc) and the
sound is more like the finest of Analog with the Dynamics
of Digital. If hearing the "MUSIC" is Primary to You,
In this configuration, my recently checked ears tell me,
over and over, no matter the Disc...I am totally "blown"
away, the resolution this Dac gives when matched properly.
So I don't know what to tell You, except that when I
listen to my Benchmark, I have never been unhappy!