CanJam NYC 2019
Benchmark has introduced several new products in the past 12 months:
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At CanJam NYC for the first time the new DAC3 B is the latest addition to the award-wining DAC3 family. It is specifically designed to compliment the HPA4 and the new LA4, but has many other applications.
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At CanJam NYC for the first time the HPA4 headphone amplifier was introduced summer of 2018. But, due to its ground-breaking performance, you will find it being used by many headphone vendors at this year's show.
- Resonantly announced - The LA4 is our newest preamplifier. This new line amplifier is an HPA4 without the headphone outputs.
Benchmark HPA4 - Headphone Amplifier
- listen to it at the following booths:
THE ULTIMATE HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. and THX, Ltd. have partnered to introduce the Benchmark HPA4 headphone/line amplifier featuring THX Achromatic Audio Amplifier (AAA™) technology.
THX AAA™ reduces harmonic, intermodulation, and crossover distortion by 20 to 40 dB to guarantee a realistic and fatigue-free listening experience. It accomplishes this using a patented feed-forward topology to null conventional distortion and noise mechanisms, resulting in the world's most linear amplifier. THX AAA allows the amplifier to reach its maximum output power and sound pressure level (SPL) without producing the distortion that normally accompanies increased output levels in traditional amplifiers.
Featuring the flagship THX-888 amplifier design, the revolutionary HPA4 headphone amplifier incorporates the same THX AAAtechnology that Benchmark uses in the AHB2 power amplifier. The HPA4 delivers sonic perfection. Hear the music without any contamination from electronic noise or distortion. The HPA4 delivers power, audio fidelity, speed and accuracy over an utterly silent background.
NEW! Benchmark DAC3 B - D/A Converter
- listen to it at the following booths:
DAC3 B - Reference Quality - Basic Features
The DAC3 B is the bare-bones basic D/A converter in Benchmark's DAC3 converter series. The DAC3 B is the ideal converter to use in front of Benchmark's HPA4 headphone amplifier or LA4 line amplifier. It is also ideal for many professional studio applications. It delivers the full performance of the flagship DAC3 HGC, but eliminates the volume control, the analog inputs, the mute and polarity controls, and the headphone amplifier.
To make system integration easy, the DAC3 B retains IR remote control (handset optional), 12 V trigger, and the programmable auto-on feature. The DAC3 B adds a control-lock feature that turns off the remote control and locks the keypad to prevent tampering and accidental changes. The optional 1/2-width rack-mount faceplate allows the mounting of two units in a single 1-RU rack space.
The DAC3 B sounds exactly like the DAC3 HGC because it uses the exact same circuit board and the exact same audio path. Benchmark has simply eliminated the unnecessary parts to deliver a stripped down race car of a converter. If you want a basic D/A converter that delivers the finest conversion available, the DAC3 B is for you.
The DAC3 B is a 2-channel D/A converter featuring the new ESS Technologies ES9028PRO converter chip. The DAC3 converter has lower THD and THD+N noise than Benchmark's DAC2 converters.
Benchmark's DAC1 and DAC2 D/A converter families have been the reference to which other converters have been compared. It is rare to find a converter review that does not draw comparisons to the DAC1 or the DAC2. Benchmark converters are in daily use at many of the world's finest recording studios and mastering rooms. Benchmark converters are also enjoyed by thousands of audiophiles. Benchmark has raised the bar again ... the DAC3 defines a new reference.
Benchmark can be heard all over the show!
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AXPONA 2024 Chicago - April 12-14
Visit us at AXPONA 2024
- April 12-14, 2024
- Schaumburg Convention Center, Chicago, IL
- Two Benchmark Rooms, Three Locations!
- Room 620 - Benchmark and Studio Electric Loudspeakers
- Room 1145 - Benchmark and Porzilli Audio Note Line Array
- Expo Hall - Booth 8216 - Benchmark HPA4 and Meze Audio Headphones
Win a DAC3 B
Visit us at AXPONA and enter to win a DAC3 B
One winner per show. One entry per person. You do not need to be present to win. Drawing will take place 7 days after the show ends. Winner is responsible for taxes. Must be a USA or CA resident. Winner will be notified by email. Telephone number will be used if we cannot reach you by email. Telephone number will not be used for any other purpose.
CANJAM 2024 New York - March 9-10
Head-Fi Presents the World's Premier Headphone Audio Show
If you enjoy listening with headphones, a CANJAM show should be on your bucket list. Register for a CANJAM show today!
When you go, be sure to visit the Benchmark booth. We will be showing our reference-quality HPA4 headphone amplifier and DAC3 converter. This signal chain defines the state of the art when it comes to transparency, low noise, and low distortion. To top it off, the HPA4 has the power to drive the most difficult headphones with ease.
All the Best Headphones at One Booth!
As usual, we will have all of the newest and hottest headphones at the Benchmark booth. You will be able to make side-by-side comparisons to find out which headphones are best for you. You can even try those "hard to drive" headphones to see just how well they are handled by the Benchmark HPA4. Try all the best headphones at one booth so that you can make direct comparisons. Warning - the Benchmark Booth is a popular spot, get there early!
We are Giving Away a Benchmark DAC3 B ($1,899.00 value)
While you are at the Benchmark booth, enter to win a Benchmark DAC3 B.
David and McKenzie Siau
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
David Paul Siau - June 25, 1983 - July 17, 2022
McKenzie Joy Siau - December 30, 2020 - July 17, 2022
On the evening of July 17, 2022, my oldest son David Paul Siau gave the ultimate sacrifice of love when he knowingly gave his life to save those he loved. He took three shots from a 12 gauge shotgun so that his wife, children and sister could be spared.
David is survived by his wife Christy Siau and their two oldest children, ages 6 and 3. His 18-month old daughter McKenzie was killed within moments of David. I have no doubt that David and McKenzie entered into God’s glory hand in hand.
My daughter-in-law Christy Siau was shot and nearly killed in the incident. We are grateful that she is now out of the hospital making a full recovery.
In the end, my daughter Christina Siau fought the attacker with a knife and prevailed. She sustained many knife injuries and it is a miracle that she lived. She is now out of the hospital and making a full recovery.
We ask your prayers for the healing of physical and emotional scars. We have been overwhelmed by the love people have shown to our family during this difficult time.