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  • Sunshine
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2005
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    Benchmark DAC1 versus good CD players

    Hi,
    How would you compare Bnechmark DAC1 (via a good transport) to a good quality CD player around 1-2k$?

    I have a good CD player in which the D/A-unit just has broken. I am considering either bying a new CD player or the benchmark DAC1.
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    • soundhound
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      • Mar 2004
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      Its versatillity alone is quite attractive let alone all the rave reviews it has gotten. I don't own one but you sound like a prime canidate to get one. I am sure there are many owners who will chime in and help sell it.
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