DAC2 HGC Review - Mark Waldrep, Real HD-Audio
DAC2 HGC - "Competes and Wins Against Anything at Any Price"
"Several readers have asked me how the OPPO HA-1 stacks up against my Benchmark DAC2 HGC. I can say that I love both but…"
"The Benchmark DAC2 HGC is a reference quality converter and functions as well as a preamplifier. It competes...and wins...against anything at any price, including the Light Harmonic $20K DAC (no kidding)."
- Mark Waldrep, realhd-audio.com, aixrecords.com
Read the full review → (see last page for a comparison between the OPPO HA-1 and the Benchmark DAC2 HGC)
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