Bel Canto CD-2 and Benchmark DAC1

This sounds interesting cuz I heard a lot that DAC1 need really good digital source for better performance.

Capq - That's the main advantage of DAC1. It doesn't benefit from good transport or digital cables.

I've tried using the DAC1 on both my laptop (macbook pro via optical) and Marantz CD52 MK2 CDP and I have to say I can't agree with your opinion. Both of them are kinda low-end source but they sound huge different via DAC1. That's why I think to upgrade my CDP to a higher grade one.

As well as I saw a couple of fellows in Head-Fi use 3K+ CDP with their DAC1 or Apogee Mini-DAC. So I guess DAC1 can benefit from good transport.

Borrow good transport before you buy!