Cmk, this is great info. As my amp CJ 2500a has RCA only I'm wondering if it worth getting some adapters just to try the XLR outputs on the Dac1 directly to the amp?
Adasilva, definitely worth getting adaptors. If you listen to digital only, you have all to gain and nothing to lose. I'd even go so far to say that it compares favourably with SACD and good analog.
Audioengr Have you actually tried to listen to both outputs before concluding that they are the same?
I ask this because one of the users who reportedly heard the improvement used adaptors on the XLR output to drive his amp and he heard a drastic improvement in sound. In his words "Tried this last night. Jaw dropping detail[ed] and dynamics."
See also the following links: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79762 http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showpost.php?p=897063&postcount=123 http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showpost.php?p=897063&postcount=123
cmk: running balanced into your Sanders amp sounds better than running single-ended, so you conclude that we should all listen to the Benchmark via its balanced outputs. Isn't is also possible that the improvements you are hearing are a result of running the Sanders via its balanced inputs? Maybe this is not about the Benchmark at all but about the Sanders.
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