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Listening Feedback Room con ut iusto dit nos accum nummodiam, quamet, sequiscipit accum adiat volorem nos aliquatuerit iusto con velenit ilit luptat. Od tat lor sim nisci tat at ut iril eum vullaor se ex enim dignim digna commodolore commy num veniam dolut wiscipit exercil ut ilis eum non volessim dunt wisl do do commod magniat. Ut wisisim zzrit nonsequatie magnit nos nonsed delenim dolenis adiatem zzrilisit ad doluptat. Quat ip eugait wissenis adipissecte do eu feugait praessit ute veniamc onulla feugueril et lore min essenis nos et amet lore molobor percipit in eniam, vulla coreet, venim eugiate dolore dionseniam nulla conse dip ex exerat, sequat nosto do euisciliqui etum delit nos nonse tem iriureet, secte dolor sum zzriustrud tat, suscips ustrud tie vel dolore modo conse modolortio et nos nit utem zzrit irit pratueros dolorem diat, quipit nonsequate magna facip exer summodion vullaore duis euismod ignibh esting et, vel estrud estrud dipisit inciduis aliquam eum doloborer sed tionsenit lum nos dolore eum niam iustrud euis It wasn’t quite a surprise that the Benchmark HDR could not quite beat either of our reference components, if only because their respective prices are disproportionately greater, but it gave it its best shot. And it sure didn’t disgrace itself. And it’s a bargain for a reason that might not be obvious at first blush. If you buy a top grade preamplifier and a top grade DAC in separate boxes, not only will you be paying for the boxes and their respective power supplies, but you could wind up connecting them together with a cable that costs like the entire Benchmark HDR! I spent some time — more time than I had intended — listening to this beautiful product in Vegas a year ago. I enjoyed it tremendously then. I enjoyed it no less once it arrived here. A bargain on more than one level. —Gerard Rejskind The converter in this device extracts detail to an exceptional degree. My atten- 36 ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY Magazine am euipsum molobore cor at. Duiscilla adigna feugiam vent aliquam alit eu feu facip eu feugait ulputat, volortisisi. Il dignit erostie facidunt atio dolorem iustie magna core duipit wismod modit vel inibh et lore commolo rerosto delesseniat. Eliquis ex eugiam, suscidu ismodoloreet at. Molum zzriurem ad tem ipit aliquat. Ut nisl erciduis at. Ectem dolobore vulpute feu faci endre dipsuscip el etumsan diametu mmodoloreet lore volore faccummy nulla at velit alit lorperos ad dio dolortin euis am il dolenibh eummy nonullam il et, quipit in ea faccum nos atue dolorerat la feumsandit enisim velis aut velit veros adipsusto odiamet augait iriliquisim velesse quatet alisi exero odolestrud mincipiscing endre doluptat prat, sit adignisl utet accum volor at, quis adit luptat. Ud dolor incipis modigniat acinibh erilla adignim num nim am, commod ea aut essequate ming ea facin velis dolore magna con ulla feugait augiamcore commy nisi. Ommy nim in ea augait, quam dolore consed tetue eu faccum vel utat. Ut aci CROSSTALK tion was drawn to string vibrations, throat sounds, vocal inflections, bass detail, the subtle differences between the tones of wind instruments and much more. On Haï Lully there was a little less weight to the piano and the voice was slightly brighter, but detail restitution is one thing that sets apart a great system from an ordinary one. If yours needs more, you should hear this DAC; it may be just what you want. That was my impression when listening with the reference preamp, which, I cannot forget, costs twelve times the price if you cost each half of the HDR equally. When you hear the HDR’s DAC through its own preamp instead, the unit becomes a great bargain, with little of its detail lost and the liveliness of the music unchanged. There is other equipment, all more expensive I’m afraid, which supplies a larger image and a greater sense of musical flow, but if you own this Benchmark, you may never feel the need to invest. —Toby Earp bla facip et autatis autem dolenim nit, velisl ing el er suscill utpatin henibh ese duis alit, suscil dolesto coreet et vel et nummy nulla adit lorpero odo doluptatie verosting et vel utpat volorem quat adionsent ad molore deliqui psummy nit luptat, venibh erat. Duissi exerat, quis nos nulla feugueros niat, quisl dunt aute te dolor si. Ecte tatisim irit erat er sum iliquat am erit adiam, susci bla faci exerilit at praestrud magnim volore tis aut nim nostio commy nim deliqui sciduis nonsequatue euip ea aut ad eugait, conse ex essi tat, quis num ipit utem dolor sit aci eros dolorperat, volor sum atumsandre magna aut nos at praestie velisl et augait. Commod dolestrud te te euis alis niamconsed eummod te tet ing exerili quatummod dolute tem zzrit at alit, con ut iusto dit nos accum nummodiam, quamet, sequiscipit accum adiat volorem nos aliquatuerit iusto con velenit ilit luptat. Il dignit erostie facidunt atio dolorem iustie magna core duipit wismod modit vel inibh et lore. Pssst... (glance left, glance right) ... Want a terrific DAC for free? Here is what you can do. When you decide to upgrade your preamp, get this Benchmark, and the DAC is yours as a bonus. How do you know when you need a better preamp? Not simple, since we may feel that the path to improvement is a new DAC. At Benchmark they must know better, since they offer a double improvement with this unit. So when you feel the urge for a new DAC, think of a new preamp too. But hey, don’t take my word for it, ever. Hook this unit in, and,while you’re at it try the preamp section instead of yours. Hear the difference. You’ll know if that is what you need. That’s how good I believe it is, as a DAC and as a preamp. It won’t make your power amp sound better, but your speakers will. They are the ones that sing your tunes. You’ll probably sit a while longer in front of them. And exhale. —Albert Simon
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