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Upgrade from Benchmark Dac?

The Benchmark USB DAC is the first piece of digital gear that I've bought and been happy with. I still prefer analog but listening to 50,000+ wav files randomly is pretty sweet.

I've had an Audio Research DAC 3 as well as a CD1 which I thought sounded like crap. I have ARC electronics and love them but their digital offerings left me cold. On the value for money scale the Benchmark gets my highest rating although my local hifi emporiums claim the PS Audio or Bryston is better.

Anything out there in the digital world that will blow me away like the Benchmark? I don't want to spend ten times the dough to get a debatable 10% more "sound".
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panhead2
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I have to agree that tweaking the benchmark makes a big difference. I have changed the usb cord, vibration/support, pc (blacksands) and dont forget the fuse. I think it sounds better straight from the wall than out of my lowly APC unit.

Certainly well worth the effort if you already own it. What will I upgrade to? That's a $50 question but I am eagerly awaiting the Ayre dac.

Cheers
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