Details
Benchmark DAC3 L – Digital to Analog Audio Converter
High-Headroom DSP
- Nearly Exclusive to Benchmark
- Provides 3 dB Headroom Above 0 dBFS
- Prevents Clipping of Intersample Peaks
- 0 dBS+ Intersample Peaks Often Occur 100s of Times per Second
- Prevents Short Bursts of High-Amplitude Distortion
- Not Available on Most Other D/A Converters
- May Be the Single Most Important Difference
Linear-Phase Filters
- DAC Reconstruction Filter has a Linear Phase Brick Wall Response
- Accurately Reproduces the Original Analog Waveform
- Preserves the Analog Waveshape Through Multiple A/D and D/A Conversions
- Waveform Integrity is Extremely Important for Studio Applications
- Delivers a Studio Experience to the Listening Space
- The “Custom” Filters Found in Other DACs Change the Analog Waveform
Calibrated Output Levels
- Designed to Feed an Analog Preamplifier
- Ideal for use with the Benchmark LA4Preamplifier
- Ideal for use with the Benchmark HPA4Headphone Amplifier
- +24 dBu @ 0 dBFS (Attenuators Off)
- 4 Vrms @ 0 dBFS (10 dB Attenuators On)
Studio or Hi-Fi Output Levels
- High Signal Levels can Increase the System SNR
- Studios use Levels that are 10 dB Higher than Hi-Fi Levels
- The DAC3 Balanced Outputs Can be Configured for Studio or Hi-Fi Output Levels
- All Benchmark Products use Studio Levels Internally
- In an All-Benchmark System, Every Balanced Interface Operates at Studio Levels
Jitter-Immune UltraLock3™ Clock System
- Removes Jitter From the Digital Interface
- Keeps Jitter-Induced Distortion 140 dB Below the Music
- Jitter-Induced Distortion is Held Well Below the 0 dB SPL Threshold of Hearing
- Immune to the Jitter Induced by Long Cables
- Immune to the Jitter Induced by Low-Quality Transports
- Immune to the Jitter Induced by USB Interfaces
DESIGNED, ASSEMBLED, AND TESTED IN THE USA
This Benchmark product was designed, assembled, and tested in the USA using USA and imported components. Most major components are made in USA.
