What is being said
"I actually heard musical detail (i.e.. actual notes!) that I had not heard before on CD's which I have played hundreds of times as part of my speaker designing."
Mike Kontor - NotePerfect Loudspeakers
"This is actually the first time a product exceeded my expectations, even after reading all the positive comments. ... The music has never sounded this good, and words alone really can't do the listening experience justice."
Peter Milo - DAC1 Owner
"A have spent the last few months with my new DAC1 in the post production studio and on location recording classical and jazz. It is simply astonishing! The clarity and detail is unrivaled in my experience. What I am most grateful for is that I enjoy listening to music through the DAC1 so much more. Because the converter is so pure and precise, music just has more impact - the natural colors and textures are more intense and pleasurable without the artifacts of inferior design."
Silas Brown - Legacy Sound
"The DAC1 lets me hear what's really going on in my mix."
Michael Wagener - Recording Engineer for Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Janet Jackson, etc.
"Mixing till 2 AM, with a roomful of exec's waiting to test the mix in their cars after
listening in a multimillion dollar facility, can be very stressful.
The DAC1 is the salvation, it's an instant purifier. The mix just sounds better than I remember it!
is the response I get when they reference anything I've put through the DAC1.
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Sebastian Arocha Morton - Scoring, mixing, sound design for CSI Miami, Windfall, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dr. Dolittle 3 - Rocasound, LA
"Without a doubt, this DAC is the most straightforward
method of creating a high-resolution
computer based digital playback system.
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- Affordable $$ Audio - www.affordableaudio.com
"Conclusion. What a bargain! .. the Benchmark DAC1 has evolved into a giant killer of the first magnitude. I love it. My top buy recommendation!
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Jeff Dorgay - Positive Feedback Online, Issue 26
"It's the perfect companion to my Dynaudio's BM-6A and my Sennheiser HD-600. It's musical, sweet, clean, accurate. I'ts a perfect tool that gives a lot of pleasure. BRAVO. And THANK YOU.
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Daniel Mura - Audiophile, Switzerland
"If there's one thing I look for in a converter besides amazing sound, It's reliability.
The no compromise quality and simplicity of the DAC1 makes it my first choice, it's magical.
Working on deadlines for artists such as Counting Crows, Sting, and Enrique Iglesias you can't
risk digital surprises. The DAC1 is my rock."
Sebastian Arocha-Morton - Producer for Counting Crows, Enrique Iglesias, Sting, etc.
"…it is the equivalent of a
Swiss army knife in the world of audio.
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- Affordable $$ Audio - www.affordableaudio.com
"This is definite proof that great things do come in small packages. ... The sound of the DAC1 is extremely neutral ... this one tells it like it is, nothing more nothing less."
Jeff Dorgay - Tone Audio Magazine
"The Benchmark upgrade was by far the most significant upgrade I had made. The sound was startling. ...the improvement was across the board: bass extension and tightness, high end clarity, imaging, voices more life-like, and instruments sounded as if they had been upgraded.
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David Less - DAC1 Owner
"This box sounds absolutely delicious."
Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer for Chet Atkins, Phil Keaggy, Diana Krall, etc.
"The Benchmark is a killer! It has definitely established a new price/performance ratio.
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Bob Katz - Mastering Engineer - Digital Domain Orlando, FL
"Your products have always been an amazing purchase 'bang for the buck'. That's how I feel about the DAC1. An amazing device, in such a small package.
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Glenn Meadows - Mastering Engineer
"made my CDs sound like the original 24-bit masters - rich detail, wide stable stereo imaging and a clear high end.
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Barry Rudolph - Recording Engineer/Mixer for Pat Benatar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall and Oates, and Rod Stewart.
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…the UltraLock™
clock system levels the playing field for different
source components.
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- Affordable $$ Audio - www.affordableaudio.com
"This thing has outrageous bass reproduction and as good a sense of image and depth as I have ever heard including vinyl.
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Bob Olhsson - Mastering/QC Engineer "The Motown Legend" - Bob Olhsson Audio Nashville, TN
"The Benchmark DAC1 is quite simply, the best D/A converter I have ever heard."
Mick Glossop - Recording Engineer for Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, etc.
"The Benchmark is a killer! It has definitely established a new price/performance ratio.
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Bob Katz - Mastering Engineer - Digital Domain Orlando, FL
"I don't know how I ever got along without it."
Gary Longest - MorterWorks Mastering












