I am buying a DAC with a volume control in July, the AudioByte Vox setup. One of the pieces in that 3 unit stack is not yet available. After many years of using a DAC direct and also with a BAT VK-42SE preamp. I found the addition of the preamp beneficial.
Yesterday, I bought the Benchmark HPA4 preamp + headphone amp to connect to my future DAC. Not sure if this is to be believed but some reviewers were stating that the addition of this preamp made the DAC sound even quieter than direct DAC to amp. I shall see when this unit arrives in a few weeks.
Yesterday, I bought the Benchmark HPA4 preamp + headphone amp to connect to my future DAC. Not sure if this is to be believed but some reviewers were stating that the addition of this preamp made the DAC sound even quieter than direct DAC to amp. I shall see when this unit arrives in a few weeks.