desertrat58;170371 Wrote: > My thoughts exactly. I have a Bryston BP25MC preamp. At this point, upon > further online perusal, I am currently sold on the Benchmark DAC1.
It's funny... I was considering a Benchmark DAC1 as a possible upgrade to a Channel Islands Audio VDA-1/VAC-1 in my second system. If I thought that in any way it would increase the brightness of this system, I wouldn't even consider it. More detail, yes, I'd expect that. A more liquid sound, yes. Lower, tighter bass, possibly. But the tizzy, etched highs of a typically "bright" component? No, I wouldn't expect that at all from a good modern DAC. If you like the sound of some old DACs, why not try a DAC of the same era? In my experience, most inexpensive to moderately priced DACs from more than ten years ago were impossibly bright and nasty. So instead of spending $1000 on something new, try spending $200 on some circa 1995 DAC and you'll probably get the sound you love. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31533 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
