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[#21] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
s6410 agree with your comments
batmanamesIA
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2012-10-20 09:25
[#22] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
batmanamesIA Hing,

What I found about USB DACs are the difference in their performance are smaller than the so-called traditional DACs, due perhaps to similar chipset and op amps used.

I instead will look for one which reproduce whats on a CD or soundtrack. Some may view Benchmark sounding cold only because of the use of bookshelf loudspeakers. If one uses a full range loudspeaker one will appreciate the very linear performance of the DAC1. Indeed I found DAC1 produces a rather good soundstage, coupled with reasonably good dynamics, at its price range.

Grace M903? The DAC does sound warmer and full bodied than Benchmark. A good match for bookshelf loudspeakers such as 3/5A and ProAcs...Hi fidelity? However, its dynamics such compared to Benchmark in my opinion...
s6410
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2012-10-20 13:10
[#23] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
Benchmark DAC2 vs Benchmark DAC1 s 1st review



The audition
Connecting the digital output of the Oppo BDP-95 to the DAC2 HGC, I played a number of high-res PCM recordings for headphone listening. Right off the bat, without even doing an A/B comparison, I could hear the improved resolution over the DAC1. A much more focused, bass and midrange — along with a smoother top-end — was heard form the DAC2. Imaging was wide and deep with the intricate layers of inner detail that high-res music delivers via top-notch components.
When comparing the DAC1 and the DAC2 through the Coda on the electrostatic Martin Logan's, I played the 2L Blu-ray recording Ole-Bull. This 24/192 kHz violin concerto was quite impressive through the DAC2 HGC. The rich violin textures and dynamic range were more immersive, like live music, than the DAC1 Pre. Its not that the DAC1 Pre was not high-res, but the DAC2 revealed increased detail and layers that made the violin sound more real — without the harder edge often attributed to PCM. The smoothness reminds me of DSD, yet you still have PCM’s snappy energy in the high-frequency transients. I could really hear those violin bow harmonics with the DAC2.
On the high-res 24/96 Chesky live-to-two track recording, Bucky Pizzarelli-Swing Live, the jazz guitar and live drums had dynamic range in spades through the DAC2. On the Itrax DVD-A, Lawrence Juber-Guitar Noir, the percussion and intricate guitar picking were noticeably smoother than the DAC1, and even slightly smoother than on the Oppo BDP-95’s converters, which use the same DAC chip. Those who are used to the tight, bright and hard edge of the previous generation of DACs will be tickled by the DAC2 HGC’s silky smooth sonic signature
Yet it loses nothing on top.

Full article
http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.hk/search?q=benchmark+DAC2

batmanamesIA
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2012-10-25 21:17
[#24] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
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batmanamesIA
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2012-10-25 23:27
[#25] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
"I AB compared ......."

I told in #14 that was an AB testing. Certainly it was held at the SAME system in the SAME place!
Moreover, I fed the digital signals into both DAC by using the SAME coaxial cable but NOT a cheapy USB cable as the assumption of s6410!
KevinLo
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2012-10-26 12:43
[#26] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
It would be nice if someone can compare it with Invicta DAC.

最後修改時間: 2012-10-26 13:38:21
Esquire
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2012-10-26 13:38
[#27] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
KevinLo, THX!

Would like to know the set up for the audition...i.e. loudspeakers and amps used, cabling...etc.
s6410
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2012-10-26 13:50
[#28] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
*The Benchmark DAC2 HGC not only allows decoding and playback of the DoP audio from a computer or PCM player, but it can also enable recording of the DoP in real time from the computer. If you play the DSD-on-PCM from a Mac, for example, and the USB is connected to the DAC2, you can record that DoP signal to a 24/176-capable PCM recorder through the Benchmark’s SPDIF pass-through jack. And then you can play that DoP file back from the PCM recorder/player through the DAC2. Pretty darn slick. I’m really liking this DAC.
*

http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.hk/search?q=benchmark+DAC2
batmanamesIA
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2012-10-26 21:37
[#29] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
benchmark DAC2 output analog stage using LME49860 op amp.



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2012-10-27 22:32
[#30] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
115dB in 1st harmonic ! (previous best DAC I seen 114dB )
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2012-10-28 05:58
[#31] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
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2012-10-30 08:39
[#32] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
N5532A ? not LME49860 !
tom55
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2012-10-30 08:46
[#33] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
tom55

5532A one of the components in headphone stage for sound tunning
batmanamesIA
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2012-10-30 09:02
[#34] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
Tom55

XLR output LME49860

John Siau benchmark Chief Engineer like LME49860

*LME49860 fills the gap between N5532 and AD797

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2012-10-30 09:05
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2012-11-09 08:50
[#36] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
"HGC" is Benchmark's unique Hybrid Gain Control system. The DAC2 HGC combines active analog gain control, passive low-impedance attenuators, a 32-bit digital gain control, and a servo-driven volume control. All inputs are controlled by the rotary volume control. This volume control moves in response to commands from the remote control. Analog inputs are never converted to digital, and digital inputs never pass through an analog potentiometer. Digital inputs are precisely controlled in the 32-bit DSP system. The DSP system preserves precise L/R balance, and precise stereo imaging, while avoiding any source of noise and distortion. Benchmark's unique passive output attenuators provide distortion-free gain reduction without reducing the dynamic range of the converter. The attenuators optimize the gain staging between the DAC2 HGC and the power amplifier. This optimization is absolutely essential for maximizing the dynamic range of the entire playback system. Much of the success of the DAC1 converters can be attributed to the passive output attenuators. Musical details can be obscured by system noise whenever a preamplifier and power amplifier are improperly matched. The" HGC " system will make full use of your power amplifier's dynamic range. Experience new details in your favorite recordings
batmanamesIA
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2012-11-10 08:01
[#37] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
幾時有本地開箱報告?
mervynlau
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2012-11-10 15:10
[#38] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
吹左咁耐都仲係吹...
beeos
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2012-11-10 19:02
[#39] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
clean audio installation guide ( from benchmark media system)http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/sites/default/files/documents/caig.pdf
batmanamesIA
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2012-11-10 22:11
[#40] Benchmark DAC2 Fans Club    
幾時有本地開箱報告?

mervynlau ching

right now DAC2 out of stock in tsang fook.

more local 報告 will be posted in december

batmanamesIA
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2012-11-11 22:48
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