On May 4, 7:50=A0am, "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ScottW" <Scott...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 3, 9:19 pm, "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I can't comment on Benchmark though, haven't heard one. I'll probably
> have to buy one to find out.
> Same with the Behringer. Thats why its intriguing, the crapshoot
> expense isn't much.
>
> So I'd still be interested in gear you're aware of with these new
> DACs.
>
> > Hires masters are another story.
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> =A0?
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> ScottW
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> I mix and master in 24/88, and it sounds better. I don't know whether
havi=
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> a good DAC causes me to make better mixes, but at least, I can enjoy it
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> :) =A0Also, since the mix is not normalized until it's ready to be
> downsampled, the DAC has to deal with numbers closer to the internal
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> The Behringer stuff has been extensively covered in the recording
forums.
> Many like it, and many hate it. Lots of breakage. The way I see it, most
> "project studio" musicians are not sensitive to sound quality the way we
> are, so many of the loves can be discounted.
Like this one?
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=3Ddigital&n=3D108244&review=3D1
>The hates, on the other hand,
> seem to be informed.
Yet it's one of a few devices with a relatively new AKM DAC.
I'm still waiting for you to identify some alternatives.....
ScottW


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