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steveinaz
04-01-2009, 03:58 PM
Breakin in on Dave Mattews palladia HD concert. Once she's warm we'll start tossin' CD's in...

Pic is the DAC1 PRE in the rack :)
ben62670
04-01-2009, 04:06 PM
Congrats Steve. I await your review:)
pearsall001
04-01-2009, 04:12 PM
Where's the review already!!! :D Sick huh! :p
steveinaz
04-01-2009, 07:00 PM
She's so sweet I just scratched my man-part on her. Ouch!
pearsall001
04-01-2009, 07:05 PM
She's so sweet I just scratched my man-part on her. Ouch!

I'll have to keep that little tid bit of info. in the back of my mind. Just in case down the road if you ever decide to sell it...that will warrant a "HUGH" discount. Just thinking about it knocked off $200!!! :D

Sounds like you're having fun with it though. Congrats & enjoy!!!
treitz3
04-01-2009, 07:11 PM
We just had a "mini-review" in the Are you satisfied thread.......for some reason I think Mikeee-likeee! ;)

Congrat's on your new toy there Steve.
steveinaz
04-01-2009, 07:29 PM
Gracias, Diana Krall is singing to ME as we speak....
madmax
04-01-2009, 08:37 PM
I'll have to keep that little tid bit of info. in the back of my mind. Just in case down the road if you ever decide to sell it...that will warrant a "HUGH" discount. Just thinking about it knocked off $200!!! :D



Just thinking the same thing right before I read it. :)
madmax
Zero
04-01-2009, 08:53 PM
Looks good Steve. I'm real glad you're diggin the new toy.
engtaz
04-01-2009, 10:23 PM
Congrats on some sweet gear.
steveinaz
04-02-2009, 09:56 AM
They've added some nice features like the auto stand-by function when no signal is detected for 15 seconds, the on/off switch on the source knob--which appears to act more like a mute switch; more on that later. The LED's are a little less bright--but still could be dimmer. The unit looks much nicer in-person than it photographs. The big news is the upgraded opamps in the USB and PRE models.
Fongolio
04-02-2009, 12:01 PM
I have been lusting over that Benchmark DAC for some time now. Congratulations
BlueFox
04-02-2009, 12:20 PM
The LED's are a little less bright--but still could be dimmer.

That is the truth. The Dac1 LEDs are like laser beams into the eyes, especially, if you turn the lights down/off. I put a piece of black tape over the LEDs, and used a pin to punch holes into it, which helped.
steveinaz
04-02-2009, 12:54 PM
I did that same thing on my Direct tv satellite boxes--those damn led's lit up the entire bedroom.
GV#27
04-02-2009, 01:05 PM
Congrats!Those are audio dollars I bet you will never regret spending.