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4th December 2006
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Thread Starter | Benchmark DAC-1 vs Apogee Mini-DAC Anyone can compare these two Dac's? Apogee recently dropped the price on the Mini-Dac all reviews look good, but would be nice to hear from someone who may have encountered both.. Thanks |
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11th February 2009
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| Bump for someone to reply to the OP's question. I'd love to know as well. |
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+1 Both these models represent a possible upgrade path for me. Feedback would be very helpful. | |
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11th February 2009
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Do a search for benchmark DAC 1 and you will find it's used for monitoring in quite a few few mastering studios. These studios generally have 1-2 other converters that are top grade, so I would expect the DAC 1 to hold it's ground quite well. The Apogee mini DAC is lesser quality than the Rosetta 200 DAC. From my experience, I don't believe the Rosetta 200 really cuts it for mastering, it's a bit too coloured. On this basis I wouldn't consider mini DAC for mastering. However if you want a good converter to go with your laptop the mini DAC is a winner. | |
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11th February 2009
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| SOS just did comparison of these 2 models in the latest issue along with the Lavry DA10. The impression I got was that the Lavry was a notch (slightly) above the other 2. Check it out!
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