Intersample Overs in CD Recordings
Intersample Overs are a Common Occurrence in CD Recordings We have frequently used Steely Dan's Gaslighting Abbie from Two Against Nature in our li...
Audio Application Notes
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A Look Inside the New ES9028PRO Converter Chip and the New DAC3
ES9028PRO D/A Converter Chip - Block Diagram and Test Report This application note examines the differences between the ES9018 and the new ES9028PR...
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Calculating the Performance of an Amplifier-Speaker Combination
Example 1 - PMC IB2S In this application note we calculate the maximum output level and noise level produced by an amplifier/loudspeaker combinatio...
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Audio Myth - Balanced Headphone Amplifiers are Better
THIS MYTH GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS: "Balanced headphone amplifiers are better." "If balanced line-level connections work well, balanced headphone o...
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Inside the DAC2 - Part 3 - Power Supplies
The Benchmark DAC2 is an audio digital-to-analog converter. This application note explains the power supply configuration inside Benchmark's DAC2 D...
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Inside the DAC2 - Part 2 - Digital Processing
The Benchmark DAC2 is an audio digital-to-analog converter. This application note explains the proprietary digital processing inside Benchmark's DA...
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Inside the DAC2 - Part 1 - Analog Processing
The DAC2 is an audio digital-to-analog converter. Most people focus on the word "digital" and assume that all of the "magic" happens in the digital...
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The PLL in your D/A Can Taint A/B Listening Tests!
A/B and A/B/X listening tests are important methods of comparing two audio sources or two audio components. In the studio an engineer may want to s...
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Benchmark Bi-Directional 12 Volt Trigger - Technical Details
12 Volt Trigger Link your audio products together with trigger cables Benchmark has created a bi-directional 12 Volt trigger interface that is co...
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How Should I Buy an Audio System?
Two Distinct Types of Audio Products - Understand the Difference Before You Buy! Make your own choice! "Buying an audio product is much like buy...
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Benchmark DAC2 vs. DAC1 - Side-by-Side Measurements
There was a 10-year time span between the introduction of the Benchmark DAC1 and DAC2 audio D/A converters. The DAC1 defined the state of the...
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Benchmark DAC2 vs. DAC1 - Is There an Audible Difference?
Benchmark introduced the DAC1 in 2002 and it quickly became the best-selling 2-channel professional D/A converter. To this day, the DAC1 is a stand...
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Creating a High-Resolution 5.1 Music Server
Blu-ray disks often contain high-resolution audio formats. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD are two Blu-ray audio encoding formats that support lossless hig...
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High-Resolution Audio - Bit Depth
Bit Depth We now have 16-bit CDs and 24-bit high-resolution recordings available to us. What are the advantages of a 24-bit word length? Are 24-bi...
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The Mac Mini as a High-Resolution Audio Server
A "Mini" Server for High-Resolution Audio Mastering and Recording Engineer, Mark Waldrep (A.K.A. Dr. AIX) recently published an excellent applicati...
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