Wall Street Journal article on using a good DAC

[Jay_S]

The article states that use of a standalone DAC is similar to having a poet laureate translate Dante for you instead of using Google.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303936704576398041275681486.html?mod=ITP_offduty_6

 

[Lee]

Not a bad article but to leave out Benchmark is a bit of a crime.

 

[mauidan]

Not a bad article but to leave out Benchmark is a bit of a crime.

Why?

 

[flez007]

I am actually trying a modified Havana...not a bad DAC at all!

 

[Lee]

Why?

Good question. I just feel that Benchmarks are a really good value. I have a DAC1 and it really sounds terrific. Musical but with lots of resolution.

 

[mauidan]

Good question. I just feel that Benchmarks are a really good value. I have a DAC1 and it really sounds terrific. Musical but with lots of resolution.

Thanks for answering my question.

The Benchmarks may have been a good value when they were first introduced(I tried one in my system and returned it for a refund), but now, it's a very dated design. There are lots of new DACs that offer more value for less money, see:

http://www.digitalaudioblog.com/



If you're doing live to two track at 24/176, you need a DAC that can playback these files at their native resolution.

You don't need to spend a lot of money, here one for $349.:

http://schiit.com/news/63011-schiit-...s-bifrost-dac/

 

[microstrip]

Not a bad article but to leave out Benchmark is a bit of a crime.

Lee,
You should have added a smile to your post!
Almost every audiophile says he is immune to reviews and press, but when they forget or say bad things about our own toys it is always an hard stroke...