Benchmark DAC3 HGC/B Black

The DAC3 HGC/B Converter in black delivers outstanding musical detail and precise stereo imaging.

It employs an advanced high-headroom digital filter design, and a high-sample-rate Asynchronous USB Audio interface.

All inputs are fully isolated from interface jitter by Benchmark's new UltraLock3™ jitter attenuation system.

Internal digital processing and conversion is 32-bits, and this processing includes 3.5 dB of headroom above 0 dBFS. This headroom prevents the DSP overloads that commonly occur in other D/A converters.

Four balanced 32-bit D/A converters are summed together to create each balanced analogue output. This 4:1 summation provides a 6 dB noise reduction, and gives the DAC3 industry-leading performance.

The DAC3 provides the cleanest, most direct path to your power amplifier. No additional "preamplifier" is required or recommended unless your system includes a turntable. If so, your phono preamplifier should be connected to one pair of analogue line-level inputs.

In any system, the most transparent performance will always be achieved when the DAC3 is connected directly to a power amplifier.

Main Features:

• Sample Rate Display
• Word Length Display
• Digital Inputs (5 total)
• Analog Inputs (2 total)
• Analog Outputs (3 total)
• Digital Pass Through
• Native DSD Conversion
• Polarity Switch
• Asynchronous USB 2.0
• Driverless Asynchronous USB 1.1
• Home Theatre Bypass
• Bi-Directional 12 Volt Trigger
• Low Power Consumption
• Hybrid Gain Control
• High-Headroom DSP
• UltraLock3™ Jitter Attenuation System
• Quad 32-bit balanced D/A Conversion System
• Multi-Mode Asynchronous USB Audio System
• Distributed Power Regulation
• In Black

Manufacturer: Benchmark