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I think the thing is that no two DACs sound the same, much like phono setups, but that is where the similarites end.
I think Kijanki is correct in asserting that with the BEnchmark, its sound will not vary much based on transport within certain wide and easily met (with more modern transports) limits, due to the BEnchmarks specific design which essentially eliminates external dependencies that can affect the sound, mainly the clock signal needed to convert the bits to analog accurately.
How one takes to the sound of the BEnchmark or any other DAC is still largely a matter of preference, but at least with a DAC like the Benchmark, as Kijanki indicates, you should get pretty much the same sound with most any transport up front. That may not be so much the case with other DAC designs that rely on an external clock signal provided by the source in order to convert the bits to an analog soundwave.
I think the thing is that no two DACs sound the same, much like phono setups, but that is where the similarites end.
I think Kijanki is correct in asserting that with the BEnchmark, its sound will not vary much based on transport within certain wide and easily met (with more modern transports) limits, due to the BEnchmarks specific design which essentially eliminates external dependencies that can affect the sound, mainly the clock signal needed to convert the bits to analog accurately.
How one takes to the sound of the BEnchmark or any other DAC is still largely a matter of preference, but at least with a DAC like the Benchmark, as Kijanki indicates, you should get pretty much the same sound with most any transport up front. That may not be so much the case with other DAC designs that rely on an external clock signal provided by the source in order to convert the bits to an analog soundwave.