thathertz
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That's interesting. I had a conversation with a guy in the UK who sells
and modifies mainly very high end equipment (like the dCS Scarlatti DAC)
He's worked on quite a few DacMagic's and Benchmark units and said that
there was not much between them soundwise. The Benchmark (if I
remember rightly) was said to be 'slightly more refined' - to his ears.
A quick Google shows the Benchmark Pre selling at around $1600
compared to $429 for the DacMagic.
The Benchmark Pre also weighs more (probably).
Originally Posted by muz640 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ive had both the BM Dac Pre and the Dacmagic, the Dacmagic is more than a match for the BM Dac SQ wise if running both through the balance outputs, to my ears and in my system the Dacmagic actually sounded a bit bigger soundstage wise and a bit more dynamic than the Benchmark (im running a Maplin 3VA tranformer to supply the Dacmagic, £15 from Maplins) Where the BM Dac wins out is in excellent functionality. I think the Benchmark Dac (like everything!) is a lot better value in the US, than it is in the UK. |
That's interesting. I had a conversation with a guy in the UK who sells
and modifies mainly very high end equipment (like the dCS Scarlatti DAC)
He's worked on quite a few DacMagic's and Benchmark units and said that
there was not much between them soundwise. The Benchmark (if I
remember rightly) was said to be 'slightly more refined' - to his ears.
A quick Google shows the Benchmark Pre selling at around $1600
compared to $429 for the DacMagic.
The Benchmark Pre also weighs more (probably).