Behringer Ultramatch Pro SRC 2496

[Deep Funk]

Recently I purchased the Behringer and hooked it up to my first CD-player, the CD690.
 
All you need is a male XLR to female RCA or male XLR to male RCA cable. 
 
Set up: CD + CD690 + SRC 2496 (in 96/24) + Modified HD428.  At the moment I have this Behringer for the second day, testing it as a DAC. What is does to the sound is quite nice yet subtle: the music sounds clearer, the music sounds better defined, lifelike sound? Now regarding lifelike sound, now Yann Tiersen's "Comptine d'un Autre Éte: l'Apres Midi sounds warmer and more intimate as if I am close to the piano. In the other tracks of the Amélie soundtrack I am noticing the same thing. To compare I checked the music through the K240 DF connected to the CD690: there the music lacked a sense of immediacy and lifelikeness.
 
Does the Behringer make the sound of music more natural? I am not sure yet. I will test the Behringer more often for I want to be sure about this device. What I am noticing now is how Yann Tiersen's music for Amélie sounds full of detail and more lifelike.
 
I will post more impressions later...

 

[Deep Funk]

Well, depending on the source or should I write quality of the recording on the CD the Behringer does improve the sound through my headphones (modified HD428). I will test the Behringer with other headphones later. 
 
Also the AKG K240 DF sometimes - depending on the quality of the recording on the CD! - comes close to equal with the CD690-Behringer-M. HD428 combination. The DF it self connected to my CD690! This underlines my experience with how a good headphone can make a big difference. 
 
Even if the added improvement of the Behringer is no more than subtle, it is still a keeper. It makes a difference, a good difference.
 
Still, I am not done testing...
 
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If anyone has anything to add or ask....

 

[Deep Funk]

I have been playing with the Behringer and it is good. The sound improvement is not night and day but good enough. 
 
The amplifier is good enough to power my DF too, just set the gain and volume right. This thing was a good gamble...