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  1. H

    Schiit tyr vs ahb2

    Hi, I'm considering a new amp to use with both my speakers and headphones. Im hoping to pay under 2500 used so im looking around the $3-4000 msrp area. I got to demo a pair of burson timekeeper monoblocks in my system. Those monoblocks sound TRANSCENDENT, however the fans are a droolingly...
  2. Benchmark AHB2 - as a Headphone Amp

    Benchmark AHB2 - as a Headphone Amp

    Benchmark AHB2 Power Amp Product page: https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-ahb2-power-amplifier by John Siau,chief engineer at Benchmark at DIY audio forum "The THX patents are: 8,004,355 8,421,531 The patented topology uses feed-forward error correction to virtually...
    • Adnan Firoze
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    • ahb2 benchmark hifiman susvara power amplifier susvara
    • Comments: 9
    • Reviews: 1
    • Category: Desktop Amps
  3. Benchmark HPA4

    Benchmark HPA4

    The Ultimate Headphone Amplifier THX AAA™ reduces harmonic, intermodulation, and crossover distortion by 20 to 40 dB to guarantee a realistic and fatigue-free listening experience. It accomplishes this using a patented feed-forward topology to null conventional distortion and noise mechanisms...
  4. tarsonis

    Help me find a pot

    Hey there, I'm searching for a replacement pot for my USB DAC. I'm searching for better alternatives that fit and are dented since around two weeks now... Mostly they are dent free. Thats the most important one for me. Would just use the next best now but I don't find anything. I know its a...
  5. Lord Chaos

    Windows 7 USB audio line in... Where is it?

    I recently bought an analog-to-digital converter to simplify the process of adding LPs to my computer-based music system. The music library is kept on an offboard hard disk system connected to a Mac Mini, but I wanted to use my Windows 7 PC for the LP transfers because of its greater memory and...
  6. firev1

    A nice new DAC2 from Benchmark showing at RMAF

    The DAC2 from a manufacturer Benchmark, http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/dac/dac2-hgc, Benchmark will have their demo at Room 1000 at RMAF. 
  7. sphinxvc

    Post Name of DAC/Amp (For research)

    Buying an HD650, need to look up dac/amp combo units.  Know of two but need some more names to type into the search box.  If you've heard any of them, impressions welcome too.   So far I know of the Audio GD Fun & Nuforce Icon HDP.  
    • sphinxvc
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    • audio-gd-fun-basic-dac-headphone-amp benchmark burson-audio fiio headroom ibasso-d1 nuforce-icon-hdp-high-end-headphone-amp-usb-dac-preamp sennheiser-hd-650-headphones
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
  8. EliasGwinn

    Bugs with Internet Explorer 7.0

    I've been having trouble replying to threads, especially quoting, with IE 7.0.  Everything works fine with Firefox 3.6.8.   Also, I just started getting the following error message (as several pop-up window) "Out of memory at line: 12".  They seem to relate to the 'Featured Sponsor" icons...
  9. poo

    Amp upgrade - tell me what I should be hearing!

    I'm after a litte advice. For years I've been using Benchmark DACs and their internal HPA2 headphone amp. I've tried various external amps in this time as I've considered upgrades, but never really heard much of an improvement in quality as a result. That's not to say I can't hear a difference...
    • poo
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    • headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps headamp-gs-1-headphone-amp-pre-amp benchmark benchmark-dac-1-black
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
  10. Tassie Devil

    Is there a better DAC/Headphone amp than the benchmark DAC1 for $USD1000?

    A friend is so impressed with my Sennheiser 800s he intends to buy a pair for himself.  However I'm perplexed about what to advise him on for his digital out of the CDP.   I have a Benchmark DAC1 myself but spent a mint on improving it with spectacular results but it is unlikely I can...
    • Tassie Devil
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    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
  11. Tassie Devil

    Benchmark DAC1 vs Firestone Audio Fubar IV Plus DAC - Headphone Amplifier

    This question is being asked so I can advise a friend more intelligently so any info on the Firestone in particular would be appreciated.   I have a modded Benchmark DAC 1 feeding into Sennheiser HD800 headphones & the results are brilliant.  However my friend is a little more dollar...
    • Tassie Devil
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    • benchmark-dac-1-pre-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp headphone-amplifiers audiophile-products-fubar-iv-plus-silver-usb-dac-headphone-amplifier firestone-audio benchmark-dac-1-hdr-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp-silver benchmark benchmark-dac-1-black
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
  12. cifani090

    Do i need a USB DAC

    I am planning on buying the Audio GD Roc, and do i need the Benchmark DAC1 USB, or just a regular Benchmark.
  13. rti1000

    Grace M902 v.s. Benchmark DAC1 Pre

    I havent been able to find a direct comparison between these two in the forums here anywhere so I thought I'd ask here. Both can be used as headphone amps and the DAC1 pre now appears to have a better HP amp than the DAC1 USB, and the DAC1 Pre upsamples all of its inputs. The Grace can upsample...
    • rti1000
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    • benchmark-dac-1-pre-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp grace-m902-reference-headphone-amplifier benchmark
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Computer Audio
  14. cotdt

    Hotrodding the X-Fi: A Layman's Guide (No 56k)

    The X-Fi is without question the best gaming card, but the sound quality is average at best. As someone who is used to high end external DACs with discrete output, to me the sound quality of the X-Fi can be best described as "low-fi". But rest assured X-Fi owners, we can make it far better! I...
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    • Replies: 2,193
    • Forum: Computer Audio
  15. EliasGwinn

    Free 88/24 music download from Benchmark, makers of the DAC1!!

    Hi Head-Friends!   Benchmark has launched a new social media project called MastersFromTheirDay.com.  It is a web-based video series, where each episode follows a hand-picked crew (musical artists, recording engineer, etc) in a world-class studio as they attempt to produce a song in one...
  16. jesk

    Want to improve audio quality!

    Hi :-)   want to improve my audio quality at home. Having as source 96/24 BD Prime Network/BR Player. Digital to analog conversion is done by Arcam AVR600 which is also the amplifier. Sometimes I'am also using the Arcam as network-player because of its possibilty to get audio stream directly...
    • jesk
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    • benchmark-dac-1-pre-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp dacs benchmark-dac-1-hdr-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp-silver benchmark benchmark-dac-1-black
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Computer Audio
  17. majid

    Benchmark DAC1 now available with USB

    I got an email from them announcing an updated DAC1 with 24/96 USB input: http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/eupdate They claim no special drivers (e.g. ASIO) are required for it. You pay dearly for the privilege of USB, though, an extra $300... Quote: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
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    • benchmark-dac-1-pre-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp usb-audio dacs benchmark-dac-1-hdr-preamplifier-dac-headphone-amp-silver benchmark benchmark-dac-1-black
    • Replies: 3,057
    • Forum: Computer Audio
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