Headphone amp / DAC advice

alby

alby

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Since changing my amplifier I now have no headphone sockets (it was always a compromise anyway) , but I am after advice regarding whether to go for a dedicated headphone amp to drive my Sennheiser HD 600s or whether to get a DAC with a Headphone output ( eg Benchmark DAC1 , Lavry etc) to improve the sound from my Arcam CD82 , or is this yet another compromise , and would this DAC upgrade be a worthwhile improvement , I suspect that I will have to buy unheard as they are difficult to audition. My Budget is around the £500 to £750 range.

Thanks

Alby
 
alby said:
Since changing my amplifier I now have no headphone sockets (it was always a compromise anyway) , but I am after advice regarding whether to go for a dedicated headphone amp to drive my Sennheiser HD 600s or whether to get a DAC with a Headphone output ( eg Benchmark DAC1 , Lavry etc) to improve the sound from my Arcam CD82 , or is this yet another compromise , and would this DAC upgrade be a worthwhile improvement , I suspect that I will have to buy unheard as they are difficult to audition. My Budget is around the £500 to £750 range.

Thanks

Alby
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Hi Alby,

Did you get fixed up at all yet? It just happens that I have a mint Benchmark Dac1 going for £500!

Let me know if interested before I put it up for sale to other users.

Cheers, Dave
 
and the behringer src2496 ...bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing ...this stuffed a benchmark dac1 too....
 
The problem with the Behringer is that is very industrial looking and it will not look right in my set up ( the every genourous Tenson has offered me a trial of one , but I just would not want it in my system) , the Benchmark , Lavry and the lite audio seem to be neat and compact domestic units.

But no doubt your Behringer advice is good , there is no doubt that as bang for the buck it is great value even in unmodified form.

Thanks

Alby
 
The benchmark looks the part cost a fortune but sound wise its just not on the money ......

the src has grim looks but unmodded out performed the dac1 by a fairly large margin ...modded it widdled all over it ...which is sad as the dac1 is a nice bit of kit at x8 cost of the src...

the lite dac ....I've had reliability issues with two

I don't have any experience with the lavry.
 
Even though i've got my digilog, which i reckon sounds very good, i'm almost tempted to try one of these behringers, is it really that good?
 
Hey guys,
check out new model from Cayin.Heard it at NY Rave meeting and was quite impressed not being a headphone type
Don't recall model,it was tubed and very nice.
rollo
 

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