Matt - My Benchmark DAC1 + Rowland 102 were ruthlessly revealing and I couldn't find right balance. Changing speakers to Hyperion 938 made it different system - creamy smooth, extended and detailed. I'm not sure how much depends on DAC and how much is overall quality + synergy of the rest.
I studied reviews of Audio Note newest kit NOS DAC and concluded that it is one step above Benchmark mainly due to high quality components used. It is not as neatly built as Benchmark and I could not find spects. I use Benchmark now with Aiport Express and 1TB server.
I studied reviews of Audio Note newest kit NOS DAC and concluded that it is one step above Benchmark mainly due to high quality components used. It is not as neatly built as Benchmark and I could not find spects. I use Benchmark now with Aiport Express and 1TB server.