Thiel Owners

CT and Greg - Keep us posted on the DACs. I personally would love to learn how you all view the Benchmark DAC3. It is in widespread use in the professional world and I wonder about opinions of how it compares to the top of the hi-fi world. Any comments and opinions are welcome. 

prof
Yes, it has been a fun, long, Audio journey. Reference cabling will tie my system together nicely. Have a good Fall.

Happy Listening!

tomthiel
Good to see you this fine Fall evening. I hope that you are well and the search for Garage/Studio space is fruitful.
Happy Listening!

@tomthiel A friend of mine who owns the DAC3B told me that it is thin on the bottom. He is a musician and knows more than me on how instruments and voices should sound. I also own the DAC3B and like the sound, it is clear, powerful,  and fatigue free for me. I can see why people think it does not have a rich thick sound.

My Gustard X26 Pro was preferred by my friend over the DAC3B. He says it has the bottom that the DAC3B does not have. I like both DACs. I tend to listen to the DAC3B with my more warmer gear, such as KRELL which also has a lot of bass.

The Gustard is $1500 and a bit lower in cost to the DAC3B. 

I have no experience with the Benchmark DAC.  I recently purchased an Aqua La Voce S3 for my near field system and love it.  The La Voce S3 is the "entry level" DAC in the Aqua line.  This review compares it to the Benchmark - http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/aqua-acoustic-quality-la-voce-s3-discrete-dac/  If nothing else, the Aqua DAC is a lot easier on the eyes.