pfarrell Wrote: > Mike Anderson wrote: > > ModelCitizen Wrote: > > > >>I'd be wary of the Benchmark myself (and possibly any oversampling > DAC). > >>Some people think they sound clinical, cold, flat, lifeless and two > >>dimensional. > > > > > > Who says that? I love my DAC1, I don't think it sounds clinical, > cold, > > lifeless or flat at all. > > I love mine as well. I bought it for my recording studio, and > it compares well to the 24/96 16 channel unit I have in the studio. > I connected it up to my audiophile stereo just as a test, and > it is still there. I don't > associate any of the adjectives ModelCitizen uses with it. > > Detailed, you bet. > > > > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html
And I love my DAC1 too. You can get one for around £700 new in the UK. If you want a mellower DAC then I think the Meridian 203 DAC is very good value (about £120 used from eBay and elsewhere). Andrew -- Andrew B. ========================================================= SB3-> Benchmark DAC1 -> ATC CA2 pre -> ATC SCM50ASL active speakers... nice! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25690 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
