Cerrot,
If you still enjoy the Benchmark, stay with it. I tried it for over a month comparing it to the Trivista back and forth in two different systems, I had to return the Benchmark even though it sounded great compared to a Micromega dac which used to be one of my favorite single bit machines. I used an Audience Powercord on the Benchmark and it was very very nice for sure. The Bryston I have auditioned at some stores, very impressive and in one particular area compared to almost all dac's I have heard. There is this weird three dimensional presence like when I used to play one of my older records by George Harrison The Best Off EMI pressing from 1974 where you ended up listening to a bell ring and immediately run upstairs to get the door and come back down and hit replay and run back up to get the door and after wearing out you realized its from the music. Thats kind off stuff and that caused me to give it a much longer listen at the store.
So I am auditioning this unit very soon in my system and just wanted to know what others thought about this particular dac.
Thx
If you still enjoy the Benchmark, stay with it. I tried it for over a month comparing it to the Trivista back and forth in two different systems, I had to return the Benchmark even though it sounded great compared to a Micromega dac which used to be one of my favorite single bit machines. I used an Audience Powercord on the Benchmark and it was very very nice for sure. The Bryston I have auditioned at some stores, very impressive and in one particular area compared to almost all dac's I have heard. There is this weird three dimensional presence like when I used to play one of my older records by George Harrison The Best Off EMI pressing from 1974 where you ended up listening to a bell ring and immediately run upstairs to get the door and come back down and hit replay and run back up to get the door and after wearing out you realized its from the music. Thats kind off stuff and that caused me to give it a much longer listen at the store.
So I am auditioning this unit very soon in my system and just wanted to know what others thought about this particular dac.
Thx