I guess the av-710 can only handle 44.1k and 48k in normal mode, in Hi-res mode, sample rate is forced to 96k and cannot be changed. BTW, I do not own a av-710, but a almost complete clone card. See the URL below. It's availabe in China and Japan market...

Great! Congrats! How about the sound quality compared with HD650 with a balanced-XLR cable?

Quote: Originally Posted by kunwar Balanced Dynahi/Gilmore/Blockhead. Of the 3, the Dynahi is my choice. IF you only want balanced save up some money as you are looking around 2K atleast for any of the higher end gilmore's or the blockhead. Of course you could ask Xanadu777. He is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer I doubt it would be better than a Dynahi (at least a balanced one for sure), though it is better than any non-balanced-output headamp I've heard for the HD650's. I.E. I think you'd need to spend BIG bucks to get better sound out of a DAC1/HD650...

Quote: Originally Posted by Natsuiro I think that ID means is to slice off the plug of the 650s, then terminate each side with an XLR male, then plug then directly into the Benchmark. That way you wouldn't need to purchase another amp. Oh, I got you. Thanks. So some DIY effort is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer If you still have the HD650, before you get rid of it you could try using it as I do, with XLR plugs on the end, to hook up to the DAC1's XLR outputs for balanced drive, this greatly helps the bass, detail, and soundstage of the 650's and makes...

Quote: Originally Posted by tiberian i don't think they use the same op amps (very important part of an amp) so the 2 amps should sound quite different...ap797 is not transparent IMO, it has a weird warm sound that's enjoyable to a good number of head-fiers around but at the cost of...

Quote: Originally Posted by tiberian i don't like the coloration and high end roll-off of the ad797 op amps in the hr-2. you should consider a meier amp (i had great experience with the prehead) or a gilmore lite (no op amp used), of course you can always put new op amps into the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Natsuiro I haven't heard many amps with the Benchmark Dac1, but my PPA was definately better than the built in amp, and the dynahi was for sure better than the ppa. I thought the Dynahi was a good match with the Benchmark, because both have low colouration and...

May I have the honor to have some suggestions of all you Head-fi members I recently bought a Benchmark DAC1 and use my computer for the source. Now i'm considering buy the headphone amplifier and headphone best match for DAC1. #What I listen: (1) mostly newage music, like secret garden...

Quote: Originally Posted by dip16dac Could you open it up and look at which chips are inside? The 192 khz version has the following. The receiver is the AK4114, the async sample rate convertor is the AD1896A, the DAC is the AD1853 followed by four 5532A opamps. Thank for you...

Quote: Originally Posted by zum I got my DAC1 straight from Benchmark, in February, and it's the same thing. Package says 192 and the manual says 96. I suppose I have the 192Khz version, but with no 192Khz source I can't tell for sure. Maybe the new manual was still in print when it...

Thanks for the answers. The package of the DAC1 says it's a 192 ver but the manual is for the 96 ver. I really can tell which is right because it is a second hand and the man who sold it to me could have replaced something. Although he told me I can tell the version from the panel(satin panel...

Hi everyone. I have been reading this forum for some time and consider here the greatest place to seek information. Here is the question. I bought a second-hand benchmark DAC1 recently and the former owner said it to the new 24/192 model while I only found 24/96 on the manual. So how could I...