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Benchmark DAC1USB vs PRE1 vs Transporter

as a 2 channels pre/pro in a 2nd system:

It will be used to drive a power amp (Ayre V3, I think the load is 10k) and will be connected via USB directly to a PC.

Pros? Cons?

- One big pro for transporter is the remote volume control
- One pro for PRE1 is the analog-in for SACD player
- DAC1USB is of course, the cheapest. (or use the $ for a good 2nd hand preamp?)

Benchmark PRE1 seems to have newer Op-amp compared to DAC1, is it true?

cheers,
kschiu

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brontotx
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Saunderse wrote: "Forget the transport with the volume control. I guarantee you, that the pot in the transport, is in the signal path and is probably of very poor quality."

This is incorrect, both the SB3 and Transporter use digital voume control; see:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39611&highlight=digital+volume+control
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